Antisense modulation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit expression

ABSTRACT

Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit are provided.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. In particular, this invention relates to compounds, particularly oligonucleotides, specifically hybridizable with nucleic acids encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. Such compounds have been shown to modulate the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Transcription factors represent a group of molecules within the cell that function to connect the pathway from extracellular signal to intracellular response. Transcription factors are often encoded by multigene families, and family members can differ in temporal or spatial expression. The ubiquitous Rel/NF-kappa-B family of transcription factors includes p50/NF-kappa-B1, p52/NF-kappa-B2 p65/RelA, RelB, and c-Rel. When associated with an inhibitory protein, 1-kappa-B, that masks the nuclear localization signal (NLS), NF-kappa-B transcription factors reside in the cytoplasm as inactive hetero- or homodimers; upon dissociation of the inhibitor, the NF-kappa-B dimer translocates to the nucleus to regulate transcription of numerous genes involved in inflammation and cell proliferation. A wide variety of stimuli oxidant-free radicals, inhaled particles, ultraviolet irradiation, lipopolysaccharides (LPS), bacterial or viral proteins, double stranded DNA, and endogenous cytokines serve to stimulate activation of a kinase complex, I-kappa-B kinase (IKK), which phosphorylates I-kappa-B and targets the NF-kappa-B inhibitor for ubiquitination and degradation. With the NLS of NF-kappa-B unmasked, the transcription factor can translocate to the nucleus. Rel/NF-kappa-B proteins play a pivotal role in apoptosis, growth and development, and the cellular response to stress, and inappropriate activation of NF-kappa-B has been linked to a variety of pathophysiological conditions in which either inflammation or cell number control are critical events, such as infection, septic shock, lung fibrosis, glomerulonephritis, atherosclerosis, AIDS, cancer, asthma, autoimmune arthritis, and renal and inflammatory bowel diseases. In contrast, complete and persistent inhibition of NF-kappa-B has been linked directly to apoptosis, inappropriate immune cell development, and delayed cell growth (Chen et al., Clin. Chem., 1999, 45, 7-17; Guijarro and Egido, Kidney Int., 2001, 59, 415-424).

[0003] The NF-kappa-B transcription factor was first described as a factor interacting with an 11-bp cis-acting sequence in the immunoglobulin light-chain κ-enhancer of B cells (Sen and Baltimore, Cell, 1986, 46, 705-716). The prototypic and most abundant NF-kappa-B transcription factor is a heterodimer of subunits p50 and p60, which binds and regulates gene expression through decameric cis-acting DNA motifs found in a variety of gene promoters. However, several distinct but closely related homo- and heterodimeric factors also have been shown to bind and regulate NF-kappa-B DNA motifs. The various dimeric factors are composed of members of the Rel/NF-kappa-B family, all sharing a highly conserved Rel homology region (RHR) of approximately 300 amino acids responsible for dimerization with other Rel proteins or inhibitory proteins, and DNA-binding (Chen et al., Clin. Chem., 1999, 45, 7-17; Guijarro and Egido, Kidney Int., 2001, 59, 415-424). A cDNA clone representing the human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit (also known as NFKB p50, nfkb50, transcription factor NFKB1, nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells 1, KBF1, and NFKB p105, included) mRNA transcript was isolated from a λgt10 cDNA library constructed from human T47D carcinoma RNA. The NF-kappa-B p50 subunit cDNA encodes a 105-kDa protein with strong homology at its N-terminus to proteins of the Rel family and the Drosophila melanogaster maternal effect gene product dorsal, including a DNA-binding and dimerization domain. The C-terminus contains six repeats of 33 amino acids similar to those found in the human erythrocyte protein ankyrin (Kieran et al., Cell, 1990, 62, 1007-1018). Independently, a NF-kappa-B p50 subunit cDNA clone was isolated from a library constructed from poly(A)+ RNA from the human lymphoblastoid cell line BJA-B. The 50-kDa protein encoded by NF-kappa-B p50 subunit was predicted to be processed from a 105-kDa precursor protein (Meyer et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 1991, 88, 966-970). It was subsequently determined that the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene encodes two functionally distinct proteins, p50 and p105; p105 was reported not to be the precursor of p50, but instead p50 is generated by a unique cotranslational processing event involving the 26S proteasome, whereas cotranslational folding of sequences near the C-terminus of p50 abrogates proteasome processing and leads to production of p150 (Lin et al., Cell, 1998, 92, 819-828). The TPL-2 (tumor progression locus-2) protein, homologous to MAP-kinase-kinase kinases in its catalytic domain, forms a complex with the C-terminus of the p105 form of the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit protein, to stimulating its proteasome-mediated proteolysis while maintaining the overall rate of production of the 50-kDA NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene product (Belich et al., Nature, 1999, 397, 363-368).

[0004] The murine gene encoding the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit protein is predicted to produce two additional isoforms that arise by alternate splicing within the C-terminal coding region of the gene. RNA and protein analyses indicated that the expression of p84NF-kappaB1 and p98NF-kappaB1 are restricted to certain tissues and phorbol myristate acetate-mediated induction of these isoforms differs in a cell-type-specific manner. It was proposed that certain NF-kappa-B p50 subunit precursor isoforms may have differential subcellular localizations, transactivating properties, and regulating activities (Grumont et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 1994, 14, 8460-8470).

[0005] The 50-kDa product of the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene can be acetylated by the CREB-binding protein histone acetyltransferase (CBP/p300 HAT) domain in the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) virally-encoded Tat protein. Acetylation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit increases its DNA-binding properties, and is proposed to facilitate nuclear translocation of NF-kappa-B and enhance its transcriptional activity (Furia et al., J. Biol. Chem., 2002, 277, 4973-4980).

[0006] Currently, there are no known therapeutic agents which effectively inhibit the synthesis of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit and to date, investigative strategies aimed at modulating NF-kappa-B p50 subunit function have involved the development of gene knock-outs in mice, the use of transdominant negative mutant forms of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, synthetic compounds, small peptides, antisense technology, PNA inhibitors, and double-stranded modified DNAs.

[0007] The role of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit has been investigated in the mouse. Mice deficient in NF-kappa-B p50 subunit display no developmental abnormalities, but have multifocal defects in immune responses to infection. B cells do not proliferate in response to bacterial LPS and are defective in basal and specific antibody production (Sha et al., Cell, 1995, 80, 321-330). In culture, mouse cells deficient in NF-kappa-B p50 subunit exhibited higher rates of apoptosis and failure to proliferate in response to mitogens. It was concluded that, in normal B cells, NF-kappa-B p50 subunit regulates survival of cells in GO and different Rel/NF-kappa-B factors control cell cycle progression and prevent apoptosis (Grumont et al., J. Exp. Med., 1998, 187, 663-674). The NF-kappa-B p50 subunit was also found to be required for the NF-kappa-B-mediated cytokine response to ionizing radiation (Zhou et al., Int. J. Radiat. Biol., 2001, 77, 763-772). NF-kappa-B p50 subunit-deficient mice were also found to be refractory to induction of both chronic and acute arthritis, demonstrating that NF-kappa-B p50 subunit is essential for local joint inflammation and destruction (Campbell et al., J. Clin. Invest., 2000, 105, 1799-1806). Mice doubly deficient in the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit and p52/NF-kappa-B2 genes develop osteopetrosis attributed to defects in differentiation of osteoclasts, implicating the redundant function of these genes in bone development (Iotsova et al., Nat. Med., 1997, 3, 1285-1289). In mice with a targeted ablation of the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene, stimulation of the adenosine A₃ receptor protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in the heart. Using mice with a targeted ablation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, this anti-ischemic cardioprotective effect was shown to be mediated by NF-kappa-B p50 subunit (Zhao and Kukreja, J. Mol. Cell Cardiol., 2002, 34, 263-277).

[0008] Modulation of the redox state of NF-kappa-B has been proposed to be a post-translational control mechanism for the transcription factor (Toledano and Leonard, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 1991, 88, 4328-4332). In various cell types, oxidant stress triggers cell death with nuclear condensation and DNA-fragmentation characteristic of apoptosis. NF-kappa-B is a redox-sensitive transacting molecule that can be activated by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). However, inhibition of NF-kappa-B activity by expression of a transdominant negative mutant of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit did not affect H2O2-triggered cellular death in glomerular mesangial cells (Ishikawa et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1997, 240, 496-501).

[0009] The anti-psoriatic drug anthralin is believed to inhibit the NF-kappa-B dimer containing both p65 and p50 subunits via reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs). Two structurally unrelated antioxidants have been shown to prevent NF-kappa-B activation by anthralin, supporting the hypothesis that the anti-psoriatic activity of anthralin results from ROI-induction of NF-kappa-B which stimulates apoptosis and elimination of psoriatic plaques (Schmidt et al., J. Immunol., 1996, 156, 4514-4519).

[0010] Pyrimidine derivatives have also been demonstrated to inhibit NF-kappa-B as well as AP-1 transcription factors (Sullivan et al., J. Med. Chem., 1998, 41, 413-419). MG132, gliotoxin, sulfasalazine and ALLN are agents that are reported to block NF-kappa-B activation, but their effects on NF-kappa-B p50 subunit appear to be indirect, as sulfasalazine inhibits IKK, and gliotoxin, MG132 and ALLN are proteasome inhibitors (Arlt et al., Oncogene, 2001, 20, 69-76).

[0011] SN-50 is a cell permeable peptide containing the NLS of the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit which competes specifically for the subcellular transport machinery required for the translocation of the NF-kappa-B transcription factor from the cytosol to the nucleus. Sn-50 has been demonstrated to inhibit NF-kappa-B p50 subunit activity in alveolar epithelial cells (Haddad and Fahlman, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 2002, 291, 1045-1051).

[0012] Tepoxalin, originally identified as a dual inhibitor of cylcooxygenase/5-lipoxygenase peroxidase activities, exhibits immunosuppressive properties. Tepoxalin as well as a phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide, 21-nucleotides in length, targeted to the initiation codon of the human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA were used to suppress surface expression of several cell adhesion molecules and prevent adhesion of polymorphonuclear cells to interleukin-1 (IL-1) activated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) (Lee et al., Immunol. Lett., 1996, 53, 109-113). The same antisense oligonucleotide was also used to alter the adhesion properties of differentiated HL-60 granulocytes (Sokoloski et al., Blood, 1993, 82, 625-632). These results suggest that modulation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit activity may be useful in treating selected adhesion-mediated events such as leukocyte migration or atherosclerotic plaque formation.

[0013] Again using this antisense oligonucleotide, as well as a second antisense oligonucleotide, 21-nucleotides in length and targeted to the initiation codon of the murine NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA, the adhesive properties of differentiated murine embryonic stem cells were inhibited (Narayanan et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 1993, 13, 3802-3810). In multiple studies employing the antisense oligonucleotide targeted to human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit described above, it was further demonstrated that, while NF-kappa-B is implicated in regulation of genes contributing to cell adhesion, tumor spreading and metastasis, the individual subunits of NF-kappa-B exert differential effects on cell adhesion in diverse cell types (Ahmad et al., J. Biol. Chem., 1995, 270, 8976-8983; Bodine et al., Endocrinology, 1999, 140, 2439-2451; Kunsch and Rosen, Mol. Cell. Biol., 1993, 13, 6137-6146; Narayanan et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 1993, 13, 3802-3810; Ohkawa et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1999, 1448, 416-424; Reuning et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 1995, 23, 3887-3893; Roshak et al., The Journal of BIological Chemistry, 1996, 271, 31496-31501; Sharma and Narayanan, Anticancer Res., 1996, 16, 589-596; Visconti et al., Oncogene, 1997, 15, 1987-1994).

[0014] An antisense oligonucleotide without phosphorothioate modification, 21-nucleotides in length and similarly but not identically targeted to span the initiation codon of the human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA was used to significantly reduce T-cell proliferation and CD25/IL-2Rα cell surface expression, implicating the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene product in positive regulation of CD2+CD28 adhesion molecule activation of primary human T lymphocytes (Costello et al., Cell Growth Differ., 1993, 4, 947-954).

[0015] An antisense oligonucleotide, 20-nucleotides in length and targeted to the initiation codon of the murine NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA was used to effect rapid regression of transplanted human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) Tax-tranformed fibrosarcomas in mice (Kitajima et al., Science, 1992, 258, 1792-1795; Kitajima et al., Science, 1993, 259, 1523).

[0016] An antisense oligonucleotide, 15-nucleotides in length and targeted to nucleotides 121-135 of GenBank accession L26267 (rat NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene) was used to demonstrate the involvement of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit in NCAM induction, synaptic plasticity, and suggesting that aberrant NF-kappa-B p50 subunit function may play a role in neurodegenerative disease (Simpson and Morris, J. Biol. Chem., 2000, 275, 16879-16884).

[0017] Disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,840 are oligodeoxynucleotides which are capable of hybridizing to genes which encode NF-kappa-B, and specifically claimed are oligodeoxynucleotides specific for the p65/RelA gene sequence. Antisense oligonucleotides are generally disclosed (Narayanan and Rosen, 1997).

[0018] Disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,460,965 are isolated DNA and RNA sequences encoding an alternative DNA-binding subunit of NF-kappa-B, p49, which can be generated independently from an alternatively spliced transcript of the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene, has specific kappa-B DNA-binding activity and the ability to form heterodimers with other Rel proteins, and acts in synergy with p65 to stimulate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enhancer in transiently transfected Jurkat cells. Further claimed are cells transformed with said sequences, an isolated antisense RNA sequence, and a cell comprising a kappa-B-containing gene and said isolated DNA sequence, wherein said DNA sequence is capable of stimulating the expression of said kappa-B-containing gene. The NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene is generally disclosed (Nabel et al., 1995).

[0019] Disclosed and claimed in PCT Publication WO 01/96388 is an isolated polynucleotide comprising a sequence selected from a group of sequences, wherein one of said sequences has a region of nucleotide identity to nucleotides 2546-2998 of the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene (GenBank accession M58603.1), complements of said sequences, sequences consisting of at least 20 contiguous residues of said sequence, sequences that hybridize to said sequence, sequences having at least 75% identity to said sequence, and degenerate variants of said sequence. Further claimed is an isolated polypeptide, an expression vector, a host cell, an isolated antibody, a method for detecting the presence of a cancer in a patient, a fusion protein, an oligonucleotide that hybridizes to said sequence, a method for stimulating and/or expanding T cells specific for a tumor protein, an isolated T cell population, a composition comprising a first component selected from the group consisting of physiologically acceptable carriers and immunostimulants, and a second component selected from the group consisting of said polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, fusion proteins, T cell populations, and antigen presenting cells that express said polypeptide, a method for stimulating an immune response in a patient, a method for the treatment of a cancer in a patient, a diagnostic kit, and a method for inhibiting the development of a cancer in a patient (Jiang et al., 2001).

[0020] As a potential tool for gene inhibition, a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) inhibitor based on the NF-kappa-B binding site in the IL-2Rα promoter has been developed, and this PNA is capable of specifically blocking interaction of NF-kappa-B and preventing transcriptional transactivation (Vickers et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 1995, 23, 3003-3008). Modified DNA duplexes containing an active group for crosslinking can be used as highly specific inhibitors for DNA-recognizing proteins. The transcription factor NF-kappa-B and a DNA duplex containing an active group for crosslinking and irreversible inhibition of the NF-kappa B transcription factor has been designed, resulting in its irreversible inhibition (Kozlov et al., Antisense Nucleic Acid Drug Dev., 1997, 7, 279-289). However these inhibitors do not specifically inhibit the NF-kappa-B p50 subunit gene or gene product.

[0021] Consequently, there remains a long felt need for additional agents capable of effectively inhibiting NF-kappa-B p50 subunit function.

[0022] Antisense technology is emerging as an effective means for reducing the expression of specific gene products and may therefore prove to be uniquely useful in a number of therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications for the modulation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit expression.

[0023] The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating NF-kappa-B p50 subunit expression.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0024] The present invention is directed to compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, which are targeted to a nucleic acid encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, and which modulate the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. Pharmaceutical and other compositions comprising the compounds of the invention are also provided. Further provided are methods of modulating the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit in cells or tissues comprising contacting said cells or tissues with one or more of the antisense compounds or compositions of the invention. Further provided are methods of treating an animal, particularly a human, suspected of having or being prone to a disease or condition associated with expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit by administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of one or more of the antisense compounds or compositions of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] The present invention employs oligomeric compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, for use in modulating the function of nucleic acid molecules encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, ultimately modulating the amount of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit produced. This is accomplished by providing antisense compounds which specifically hybridize with one or more nucleic acids encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. As used herein, the terms “target nucleic acid” and “nucleic acid encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit” encompass DNA encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, RNA (including pre-mRNA and mRNA) transcribed from such DNA, and also cDNA derived from such RNA. The specific hybridization of an oligomeric compound with its target nucleic acid interferes with the normal function of the nucleic acid. This modulation of function of a target nucleic acid by compounds which specifically hybridize to it is generally referred to as “antisense”. The functions of DNA to be interfered with include replication and transcription. The functions of RNA to be interfered with include all vital functions such as, for example, translocation of the RNA to the site of protein translation, translocation of the RNA to sites within the cell which are distant from the site of RNA synthesis, translation of protein from the RNA, splicing of the RNA to yield one or more mRNA species, and catalytic activity which may be engaged in or facilitated by the RNA. The overall effect of such interference with target nucleic acid function is modulation of the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. In the context of the present invention, “modulation” means either an increase (stimulation) or a decrease (inhibition) in the expression of a gene. In the context of the present invention, inhibition is the preferred form of modulation of gene expression and mRNA is a preferred target.

[0026] It is preferred to target specific nucleic acids for antisense. “Targeting” an antisense compound to a particular nucleic acid, in the context of this invention, is a multistep process. The process usually begins with the identification of a nucleic acid sequence whose function is to be modulated. This may be, for example, a cellular gene (or mRNA transcribed from the gene) whose expression is associated with a particular disorder or disease state, or a nucleic acid molecule from an infectious agent. In the present invention, the target is a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. The targeting process also includes determination of a site or sites within this gene for the antisense interaction to occur such that the desired effect, e.g., detection or modulation of expression of the protein, will result. Within the context of the present invention, a preferred intragenic site is the region encompassing the translation initiation or termination codon of the open reading frame (ORF) of the gene. Since, as is known in the art, the translation initiation codon is typically 5′-AUG (in transcribed mRNA molecules; 5′-ATG in the corresponding DNA molecule), the translation initiation codon is also referred to as the “AUG codon,” the “start codon” or the “AUG start codon”. A minority of genes have a translation initiation codon having the RNA sequence 5′-GUG, 5′-UUG or 5′-CUG, and 5′-AUA, 5′-ACG and 5′-CUG have been shown to function in vivo. Thus, the terms “translation initiation codon” and “start codon” can encompass many codon sequences, even though the initiator amino acid in each instance is typically methionine (in eukaryotes) or formylmethionine (in prokaryotes). It is also known in the art that eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes may have two or more alternative start codons, any one of which may be preferentially utilized for translation initiation in a particular cell type or tissue, or under a particular set of conditions. In the context of the invention, “start codon” and “translation initiation codon” refer to the codon or codons that are used in vivo to initiate translation of an mRNA molecule transcribed from a gene encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, regardless of the sequence(s) of such codons.

[0027] It is also known in the art that a translation termination codon (or “stop codon”) of a gene may have one of three sequences, i.e., 5′-UAA, 5′-UAG and 5′-UGA (the corresponding DNA sequences are 5′-TAA, 5′-TAG and 5′-TGA, respectively). The terms “start codon region” and “translation initiation codon region” refer to a portion of such an mRNA or gene that encompasses from about 25 to about 50 contiguous nucleotides in either direction (i.e., 5′ or 3′) from a translation initiation codon. Similarly, the terms “stop codon region” and “translation termination codon region” refer to a portion of such an mRNA or gene that encompasses from about 25 to about 50 contiguous nucleotides in either direction (i.e., 5′ or 3′) from a translation termination codon.

[0028] The open reading frame (ORF) or “coding region,” which is known in the art to refer to the region between the translation initiation codon and the translation termination codon, is also a region which may be targeted effectively. Other target regions include the 5′ untranslated region (5′ UTR), known in the art to refer to the portion of an mRNA in the 5′ direction from the translation initiation codon, and thus including nucleotides between the 5′ cap site and the translation initiation codon of an mRNA or corresponding nucleotides on the gene, and the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR), known in the art to refer to the portion of an mRNA in the 3′ direction from the translation termination codon, and thus including nucleotides between the translation termination codon and 3′ end of an mRNA or corresponding nucleotides on the gene. The 5′ cap of an mRNA comprises an N7-methylated guanosine residue joined to the 5′-most residue of the mRNA via a 5′-5′ triphosphate linkage. The 5′ cap region of an mRNA is considered to include the 5′ cap structure itself as well as the first 50 nucleotides adjacent to the cap. The 5′ cap region may also be a preferred target region.

[0029] Although some eukaryotic mRNA transcripts are directly translated, many contain one or more regions, known as “introns,” which are excised from a transcript before it is translated. The remaining (and therefore translated) regions are known as “exons” and are spliced together to form a continuous mRNA sequence. mRNA splice sites, i.e., intron-exon junctions, may also be preferred target regions, and are particularly useful in situations where aberrant splicing is implicated in disease, or where an overproduction of a particular mRNA splice product is implicated in disease. Aberrant fusion junctions due to rearrangements or deletions are also preferred targets. mRNA transcripts produced via the process of splicing of two (or more) mRNAs from different gene sources are known as “fusion transcripts”. It has also been found that introns can be effective, and therefore preferred, target regions for antisense compounds targeted, for example, to DNA or pre-mRNA.

[0030] It is also known in the art that alternative RNA transcripts can be produced from the same genomic region of DNA. These alternative transcripts are generally known as “variants”. More specifically, “pre-mRNA variants” are transcripts produced from the same genomic DNA that differ from other transcripts produced from the same genomic DNA in either their start or stop position and contain both intronic and extronic regions.

[0031] Upon excision of one or more exon or intron regions or portions thereof during splicing, pre-mRNA variants produce smaller “mRNA variants”. Consequently, mRNA variants are processed pre-mRNA variants and each unique pre-mRNA variant must always produce a unique mRNA variant as a result of splicing. These mRNA variants are also known as “alternative splice variants”. If no splicing of the pre-mRNA variant occurs then the pre-mRNA variant is identical to the mRNA variant.

[0032] It is also known in the art that variants can be produced through the use of alternative signals to start or stop transcription and that pre-mRNAs and mRNAs can possess more that one start codon or stop codon. Variants that originate from a pre-mRNA or mRNA that use alternative start codons are known as “alternative start variants” of that pre-mRNA or mRNA. Those transcripts that use an alternative stop codon are known as “alternative stop variants” of that pre-mRNA or mRNA. One specific type of alternative stop variant is the “polyA variant” in which the multiple transcripts produced result from the alternative selection of one of the “polyA stop signals” by the transcription machinery, thereby producing transcripts that terminate at unique polyA sites.

[0033] Once one or more target sites have been identified, oligonucleotides are chosen which are sufficiently complementary to the target, i.e., hybridize sufficiently well and with sufficient specificity, to give the desired effect.

[0034] In the context of this invention, “hybridization” means hydrogen bonding, which may be Watson-Crick, Hoogsteen or reversed Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding, between complementary nucleoside or nucleotide bases. For example, adenine and thymine are complementary nucleobases which pair through the formation of hydrogen bonds. “Complementary,” as used herein, refers to the capacity for precise pairing between two nucleotides. For example, if a nucleotide at a certain position of an oligonucleotide is capable of hydrogen bonding with a nucleotide at the same position of a DNA or RNA molecule, then the oligonucleotide and the DNA or RNA are considered to be complementary to each other at that position. The oligonucleotide and the DNA or RNA are complementary to each other when a sufficient number of corresponding positions in each molecule are occupied by nucleotides which can hydrogen bond with each other. Thus, “specifically hybridizable” and “complementary” are terms which are used to indicate a sufficient degree of complementarity or precise pairing such that stable and specific binding occurs between the oligonucleotide and the DNA or RNA target. It is understood in the art that the sequence of an antisense compound need not be 100% complementary to that of its target nucleic acid to be specifically hybridizable.

[0035] An antisense compound is specifically hybridizable when binding of the compound to the target DNA or RNA molecule interferes with the normal function of the target DNA or RNA to cause a loss of activity, and there is a sufficient degree of complementarity to avoid non-specific binding of the antisense compound to non-target sequences under conditions in which specific binding is desired, i.e., under physiological conditions in the case of in vivo assays or therapeutic treatment, and in the case of in vitro assays, under conditions in which the assays are performed. It is preferred that the antisense compounds of the present invention comprise at least 80% sequence complementarity to a target region within the target nucleic acid, moreover that they comprise 90% sequence complementarity and even more comprise 95% sequence complementarity to the target region within the target nucleic acid sequence to which they are targeted. For example, an antisense compound in which 18 of 20 nucleobases of the antisense compound are complementary, and would therefore specifically hybridize, to a target region would represent 90 percent complementarity. Percent complementarity of an antisense compound with a region of a target nucleic acid can be determined routinely using basic local alignment search tools (BLAST programs) (Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol., 1990, 215, 403-410; Zhang and Madden, Genome Res., 1997, 7, 649-656).

[0036] Antisense and other compounds of the invention, which hybridize to the target and inhibit expression of the target, are identified through experimentation, and representative sequences of these compounds are hereinbelow identified as preferred embodiments of the invention. The sites to which these preferred antisense compounds are specifically hybridizable are hereinbelow referred to as “preferred target regions” and are therefore preferred sites for targeting. As used herein the term “preferred target region” is defined as at least an 8-nucleobase portion of a target region to which an active antisense compound is targeted. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is presently believed that these target regions represent regions of the target nucleic acid which are accessible for hybridization.

[0037] While the specific sequences of particular preferred target regions are set forth below, one of skill in the art will recognize that these serve to illustrate and describe particular embodiments within the scope of the present invention. Additional preferred target regions may be identified by one having ordinary skill.

[0038] Target regions 8-80 nucleobases in length comprising a stretch of at least eight (8) consecutive nucleobases selected from within the illustrative preferred target regions are considered to be suitable preferred target regions as well.

[0039] Exemplary good preferred target regions include DNA or RNA sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 5′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred target regions (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same DNA or RNA beginning immediately upstream of the 5′-terminus of the target region and continuing until the DNA or RNA contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). Similarly good preferred target regions are represented by DNA or RNA sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 3′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred target regions (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same DNA or RNA beginning immediately downstream of the 3′-terminus of the target region and continuing until the DNA or RNA contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). One having skill in the art, once armed with the empirically-derived preferred target regions illustrated herein will be able, without undue experimentation, to identify further preferred target regions. In addition, one having ordinary skill in the art will also be able to identify additional compounds, including oligonucleotide probes and primers, that specifically hybridize to these preferred target regions using techniques available to the ordinary practitioner in the art.

[0040] Antisense compounds are commonly used as research reagents and diagnostics. For example, antisense oligonucleotides, which are able to inhibit gene expression with exquisite specificity, are often used by those of ordinary skill to elucidate the function of particular genes. Antisense compounds are also used, for example, to distinguish between functions of various members of a biological pathway. Antisense modulation has, therefore, been harnessed for research use.

[0041] For use in kits and diagnostics, the antisense compounds of the present invention, either alone or in combination with other antisense compounds or therapeutics, can be used as tools in differential and/or combinatorial analyses to elucidate expression patterns of a portion or the entire complement of genes expressed within cells and tissues.

[0042] Expression patterns within cells or tissues treated with one or more antisense compounds are compared to control cells or tissues not treated with antisense compounds and the patterns produced are analyzed for differential levels of gene expression as they pertain, for example, to disease association, signaling pathway, cellular localization, expression level, size, structure or function of the genes examined. These analyses can be performed on stimulated or unstimulated cells and in the presence or absence of other compounds which affect expression patterns.

[0043] Examples of methods of gene expression analysis known in the art include DNA arrays or microarrays (Brazma and Vilo, FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 17-24; Celis, et al., FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 2-16), SAGE (serial analysis of gene expression)(Madden, et al., Drug Discov. Today, 2000, 5, 415-425), READS (restriction enzyme amplification of digested cDNAs) (Prashar and Weissman, Methods Enzymol., 1999, 303, 258-72), TOGA (total gene expression analysis) (Sutcliffe, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2000, 97, 1976-81), protein arrays and proteomics (Celis, et al., FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 2-16; Jungblut, et al., Electrophoresis, 1999, 20, 2100-10), expressed sequence tag (EST) sequencing (Celis, et al., FEBS Lett., 2000, 480, 2-16; Larsson, et al., J. Biotechnol., 2000, 80, 143-57), subtractive RNA fingerprinting (SuRF) (Fuchs, et al., Anal. Biochem., 2000, 286, 91-98; Larson, et al., Cytometry, 2000, 41, 203-208), subtractive cloning, differential display (DD) (Jurecic and Belmont, Curr. Opin. Microbiol., 2000, 3, 316-21), comparative genomic hybridization (Carulli, et al., J. Cell Biochem. Suppl., 1998, 31, 286-96), FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) techniques (Going and Gusterson, Eur. J. Cancer, 1999, 35, 1895-904) and mass spectrometry methods (reviewed in To, Comb. Chem. High Throughput Screen, 2000, 3, 235-41).

[0044] The specificity and sensitivity of antisense is also harnessed by those of skill in the art for therapeutic uses. Antisense oligonucleotides have been employed as therapeutic moieties in the treatment of disease states in animals and man. Antisense oligonucleotide drugs, including ribozymes, have been safely and effectively administered to humans and numerous clinical trials are presently underway. It is thus established that oligonucleotides can be useful therapeutic modalities that can be configured to be useful in treatment regimes for treatment of cells, tissues and animals, especially humans.

[0045] In the context of this invention, the term “oligonucleotide” refers to an oligomer or polymer of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or mimetics thereof. This term includes oligonucleotides composed of naturally-occurring nucleobases, sugars and covalent internucleoside (backbone) linkages as well as oligonucleotides having non-naturally-occurring portions which function similarly. Such modified or substituted oligonucleotides are often preferred over native forms because of desirable properties such as, for example, enhanced cellular uptake, enhanced affinity for nucleic acid target and increased stability in the presence of nucleases.

[0046] While antisense oligonucleotides are a preferred form of antisense compound, the present invention comprehends other oligomeric antisense compounds, including but not limited to oligonucleotide mimetics such as are described below. The antisense compounds in accordance with this invention preferably comprise from about 8 to about 80 nucleobases (i.e. from about 8 to about 80 linked nucleosides). Particularly preferred antisense compounds are antisense oligonucleotides from about 8 to about 50 nucleobases, even more preferably those comprising from about 12 to about 30 nucleobases. Antisense compounds include ribozymes, external guide sequence (EGS) oligonucleotides (oligozymes), and other short catalytic RNAs or catalytic oligonucleotides which hybridize to the target nucleic acid and modulate its expression.

[0047] Antisense compounds 8-80 nucleobases in length comprising a stretch of at least eight (8) consecutive nucleobases selected from within the illustrative antisense compounds are considered to be suitable antisense compounds as well.

[0048] Exemplary preferred antisense compounds include DNA or RNA sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 5′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred antisense compounds (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same DNA or RNA beginning immediately upstream of the 5′-terminus of the antisense compound which is specifically hybridizable to the target nucleic acid and continuing until the DNA or RNA contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). Similarly preferred antisense compounds are represented by DNA or RNA sequences that comprise at least the 8 consecutive nucleobases from the 3′-terminus of one of the illustrative preferred antisense compounds (the remaining nucleobases being a consecutive stretch of the same DNA or RNA beginning immediately downstream of the 3′-terminus of the antisense compound which is specifically hybridizable to the target nucleic acid and continuing until the DNA or RNA contains about 8 to about 80 nucleobases). One having skill in the art, once armed with the empirically-derived preferred antisense compounds illustrated herein will be able, without undue experimentation, to identify further preferred antisense compounds. Antisense and other compounds of the invention, which hybridize to the target and inhibit expression of the target, are identified through experimentation, and representative sequences of these compounds are herein identified as preferred embodiments of the invention. While specific sequences of the antisense compounds are set forth herein, one of skill in the art will recognize that these serve to illustrate and describe particular embodiments within the scope of the present invention. Additional preferred antisense compounds may be identified by one having ordinary skill.

[0049] As is known in the art, a nucleoside is a base-sugar combination. The base portion of the nucleoside is normally a heterocyclic base. The two most common classes of such heterocyclic bases are the purines and the pyrimidines. Nucleotides are nucleosides that further include a phosphate group covalently linked to the sugar portion of the nucleoside. For those nucleosides that include a pentofuranosyl sugar, the phosphate group can be linked to either the 2′, 3′ or 5′ hydroxyl moiety of the sugar. In forming oligonucleotides, the phosphate groups covalently link adjacent nucleosides to one another to form a linear polymeric compound. In turn, the respective ends of this linear polymeric structure can be further joined to form a circular structure, however, open linear structures are generally preferred. In addition, linear structures may also have internal nucleobase complementarity and may therefore fold in a manner as to produce a double stranded structure. Within the oligonucleotide structure, the phosphate groups are commonly referred to as forming the internucleoside backbone of the oligonucleotide. The normal linkage or backbone of RNA and DNA is a 3′ to 5′ phosphodiester linkage.

[0050] Specific examples of preferred antisense compounds useful in this invention include oligonucleotides containing modified backbones or non-natural internucleoside linkages. As defined in this specification, oligonucleotides having modified backbones include those that retain a phosphorus atom in the backbone and those that do not have a phosphorus atom in the backbone. For the purposes of this specification, and as sometimes referenced in the art, modified oligonucleotides that do not have a phosphorus atom in their internucleoside backbone can also be considered to be oligonucleosides.

[0051] Preferred modified oligonucleotide backbones include, for example, phosphorothioates, chiral phosphorothioates, phosphorodithioates, phosphotriesters, aminoalkylphosphotriesters, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3′-alkylene phosphonates, 5′-alkylene phosphonates and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3′-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, selenophosphates and boranophosphates having normal 3′-5′ linkages, 2′-5′ linked analogs of these, and those having inverted polarity wherein one or more internucleotide linkages is a 3′ to 3′, 5′ to 5′ or 2′ to 2′ linkage. Preferred oligonucleotides having inverted polarity comprise a single 3′ to 3′ linkage at the 3′-most internucleotide linkage i.e. a single inverted nucleoside residue which may be abasic (the nucleobase is missing or has a hydroxyl group in place thereof). Various salts, mixed salts and free acid forms are also included.

[0052] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of the above phosphorus-containing linkages include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 3,687,808; 4,469,863; 4,476,301; 5,023,243; 5,177,196; 5,188,897; 5,264,423; 5,276,019; 5,278,302; 5,286,717; 5,321,131; 5,399,676; 5,405,939; 5,453,496; 5,455,233; 5,466,677; 5,476,925; 5,519,126; 5,536,821; 5,541,306; 5,550,111; 5,563,253; 5,571,799; 5,587,361; 5,194,599; 5,565,555; 5,527,899; 5,721,218; 5,672,697 and 5,625,050, certain of which are commonly owned with this application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0053] Preferred modified oligonucleotide backbones that do not include a phosphorus atom therein have backbones that are formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, mixed heteroatom and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, or one or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleoside linkages. These include those having morpholino linkages (formed in part from the sugar portion of a nucleoside); siloxane backbones; sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone backbones; formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; methylene formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; riboacetyl backbones; alkene containing backbones; sulfamate backbones; methyleneimino and methylenehydrazino backbones; sulfonate and sulfonamide backbones; amide backbones; and others having mixed N, O, S and CH₂ component parts.

[0054] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of the above oligonucleosides include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,034,506; 5,166,315; 5,185,444; 5,214,134; 5,216,141; 5,235,033; 5,264,562; 5,264,564; 5,405,938; 5,434,257; 5,466,677; 5,470,967; 5,489,677; 5,541,307; 5,561,225; 5,596,086; 5,602,240; 5,610,289; 5,602,240; 5,608,046; 5,610,289; 5,618,704; 5,623,070; 5,663,312; 5,633,360; 5,677,437; 5,792,608; 5,646,269 and 5,677,439, certain of which are commonly owned with this application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0055] In other preferred oligonucleotide mimetics, both the sugar and the internucleoside linkage, i.e., the backbone, of the nucleotide units are replaced with novel groups. The base units are maintained for hybridization with an appropriate nucleic acid target compound. One such oligomeric compound, an oligonucleotide mimetic that has been shown to have excellent hybridization properties, is referred to as a peptide nucleic acid (PNA). In PNA compounds, the sugar-backbone of an oligonucleotide is replaced with an amide containing backbone, in particular an aminoethylglycine backbone. The nucleobases are retained and are bound directly or indirectly to aza nitrogen atoms of the amide portion of the backbone. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of PNA compounds include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,539,082; 5,714,331; and 5,719,262, each of which is herein incorporated by reference. Further teaching of PNA compounds can be found in Nielsen et al., Science, 1991, 254, 1497-1500.

[0056] Most preferred embodiments of the invention are oligonucleotides with phosphorothioate backbones and oligonucleosides with heteroatom backbones, and in particular —CH₂—NH—O—CH₂—, —CH₂—N(CH₃)—O—CH₂— [known as a methylene (methylimino) or MMI backbone], —CH₂—O—N(CH₃)—CH₂—, —CH₂—N(CH₃) —N(CH₃) —CH₂— and —O—N(CH₃) —CH₂—CH₂— [wherein the native phosphodiester backbone is represented as —O—P—O—CH₂—] of the above referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,677, and the amide backbones of the above referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,602,240. Also preferred are oligonucleotides having morpholino backbone structures of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,034,506.

[0057] Modified oligonucleotides may also contain one or more substituted sugar moieties. Preferred oligonucleotides comprise one of the following at the 2′ position: OH; F; O-, S-, or N-alkyl; O-, S-, or N-alkenyl; O-, S- or N-alkynyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl may be substituted or unsubstituted C₁ to C₁₀ alkyl or C₂ to C₁₀ alkenyl and alkynyl. Particularly preferred are O[(CH₂)_(n)O]_(m)CH₃, O(CH₂)_(n)OCH₃, O(CH₂)_(n)NH₂, O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃, O(CH₂)_(n)ONH₂, and O(CH₂)_(n)ON[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]₂, where n and m are from 1 to about 10. Other preferred oligonucleotides comprise one of the following at the 2′ position: C₁ to C₁₀ lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, O-alkaryl or O-aralkyl, SH, SCH₃, OCN, Cl, Br, CN, CF₃, OCF₃, SOCH₃, SO₂CH₃, ONO₂, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkaryl, aminoalkylamino, polyalkylamino, substituted silyl, an RNA cleaving group, a reporter group, an intercalator, a group for improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an oligonucleotide, or a group for improving the pharmacodynamic properties of an oligonucleotide, and other substituents having similar properties. A preferred modification includes 2′-methoxyethoxy (2′-O—CH₂CH₂OCH₃, also known as 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl) or 2′-MOE) (Martin et al., Helv. Chim. Acta, 1995, 78, 486-504) i.e., an alkoxyalkoxy group. A further preferred modification includes 2′-dimethylaminooxyethoxy, i.e., a O(CH₂)₂ON(CH₃)₂ group, also known as 2′-DMAOE, as described in examples hereinbelow, and 2′-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy (also known in the art as 2′-O-dimethyl-amino-ethoxy-ethyl or 2′-DMAEOE), i.e., 2′-O—CH₂—O—CH₂—N(CH₃)₂, also described in examples hereinbelow.

[0058] Other preferred modifications include 2′-methoxy (2′-O—CH₃), 2′-aminopropoxy (2′-OCH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂), 2′-allyl (2′-CH₂—CH═CH₂), 2′-O-allyl (2′-O—CH₂—CH═CH₂) and 2′-fluoro (2′-F). The 2′-modification may be in the arabino (up) position or ribo (down) position. A preferred 2′-arabino modification is 2′-F. Similar modifications may also be made at other positions on the oligonucleotide, particularly the 3′ position of the sugar on the 3′ terminal nucleotide or in 2′-5′ linked oligonucleotides and the 5′ position of 5′ terminal nucleotide. Oligonucleotides may also have sugar mimetics such as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such modified sugar structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 4,981,957; 5,118,800; 5,319,080; 5,359,044; 5,393,878; 5,446,137; 5,466,786; 5,514,785; 5,519,134; 5,567,811; 5,576,427; 5,591,722; 5,597,909; 5,610,300; 5,627,053; 5,639,873; 5,646,265; 5,658,873; 5,670,633; 5,792,747; and 5,700,920, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0059] A further preferred modification includes Locked Nucleic Acids (LNAs) in which the 2′-hydroxyl group is linked to the 3′ or 4′ carbon atom of the sugar ring thereby forming a bicyclic sugar moiety. The linkage is preferably a methelyne (—CH₂—)_(n) group bridging the 2′ oxygen atom and the 4′ carbon atom wherein n is 1 or 2. LNAs and preparation thereof are described in WO 98/39352 and WO 99/14226.

[0060] Oligonucleotides may also include nucleobase (often referred to in the art simply as “base”) modifications or substitutions. As used herein, “unmodified” or “natural” nucleobases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U). Modified nucleobases include other synthetic and natural nucleobases such as 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, 2-aminoadenine, 6-methyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-propyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-thiouracil, 2-thiothymine and 2-thiocytosine, 5-halouracil and cytosine, 5-propynyl (—C≡C—CH₃) uracil and cytosine and other alkynyl derivatives of pyrimidine bases, 6-azo uracil, cytosine and thymine, 5-uracil (pseudouracil), 4-thiouracil, 8-halo, 8-amino, 8-thiol, 8-thioalkyl, 8-hydroxyl and other 8-substituted adenines and guanines, 5-halo particularly 5-bromo, 5-trifluoromethyl and other 5-substituted uracils and cytosines, 7-methylguanine and 7-methyladenine, 2-F-adenine, 2-amino-adenine, 8-azaguanine and 8-azaadenine, 7-deazaguanine and 7-deazaadenine and 3-deazaguanine and 3-deazaadenine. Further modified nucleobases include tricyclic pyrimidines such as phenoxazine cytidine(1H-pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]benzoxazin-2(3H)-one), phenothiazine cytidine (1H-pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]benzothiazin-2(3H)-one), G-clamps such as a substituted phenoxazine cytidine (e.g. 9-(2-aminoethoxy)-H-pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]benzoxazin-2(3H)-one), carbazole cytidine (2H-pyrimido[4,5-b]indol-2-one), pyridoindole cytidine (H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-one). Modified nucleobases may also include those in which the purine or pyrimidine base is replaced with other heterocycles, for example 7-deaza-adenine, 7-deazaguanosine, 2-aminopyridine and 2-pyridone. Further nucleobases include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, those disclosed in The Concise Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science And Engineering, pages 858-859, Kroschwitz, J. I., ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1990, those disclosed by Englisch et al., Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 1991, 30, 613, and those disclosed by Sanghvi, Y. S., Chapter 15, Antisense Research and Applications, pages 289-302, Crooke, S. T. and Lebleu, B. ed., CRC Press, 1993. Certain of these nucleobases are particularly useful for increasing the binding affinity of the oligomeric compounds of the invention. These include 5-substituted pyrimidines, 6-azapyrimidines and N-2, N-6 and O-6 substituted purines, including 2-aminopropyladenine, 5-propynyluracil and 5-propynylcytosine. 5-methylcytosine substitutions have been shown to increase nucleic acid duplex stability by 0.6-1.2° C. (Sanghvi, Y. S., Crooke, S. T. and Lebleu, B., eds., Antisense Research and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993, pp. 276-278) and are presently preferred base substitutions, even more particularly when combined with 2′-O-methoxyethyl sugar modifications.

[0061] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of certain of the above noted modified nucleobases as well as other modified nucleobases include, but are not limited to, the above noted U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808, as well as U.S. Pat. Nos.: 4,845,205; 5,130,302; 5,134,066; 5,175,273; 5,367,066; 5,432,272; 5,457,187; 5,459,255; 5,484,908; 5,502,177; 5,525,711; 5,552,540; 5,587,469; 5,594,121, 5,596,091; 5,614,617; 5,645,985; 5,830,653; 5,763,588; 6,005,096; and 5,681,941, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,692, which is commonly owned with the instant application and also herein incorporated by reference.

[0062] Another modification of the oligonucleotides of the invention involves chemically linking to the oligonucleotide one or more moieties or conjugates which enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the oligonucleotide. The compounds of the invention can include conjugate groups covalently bound to functional groups such as primary or secondary hydroxyl groups. Conjugate groups of the invention include intercalators, reporter molecules, polyamines, polyamides, polyethylene glycols, polyethers, groups that enhance the pharmacodynamic properties of oligomers, and groups that enhance the pharmacokinetic properties of oligomers. Typical conjugate groups include cholesterols, lipids, phospholipids, biotin, phenazine, folate, phenanthridine, anthraquinone, acridine, fluoresceins, rhodamines, coumarins, and dyes. Groups that enhance the pharmacodynamic properties, in the context of this invention, include groups that improve oligomer uptake, enhance oligomer resistance to degradation, and/or strengthen sequence-specific hybridization with RNA. Groups that enhance the pharmacokinetic properties, in the context of this invention, include groups that improve oligomer uptake, distribution, metabolism or excretion. Representative conjugate groups are disclosed in International Patent Application PCT/US92/09196, filed Oct. 23, 1992 the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Conjugate moieties include but are not limited to lipid moieties such as a cholesterol moiety (Letsinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 1989, 86, 6553-6556), cholic acid (Manoharan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Let., 1994, 4, 1053-1060), a thioether, e.g., hexyl-S-tritylthiol (Manoharan et al., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1992, 660, 306-309; Manoharan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Let., 1993, 3, 2765-2770), a thiocholesterol (Oberhauser et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 1992, 20, 533-538), an aliphatic chain, e.g., dodecandiol or undecyl residues (Saison-Behmoaras et al., EMBO J., 1991, 10, 1111-1118; Kabanov et al., FEBS Lett., 1990, 259, 327-330; Svinarchuk et al., Biochimie, 1993, 75, 49-54), a phospholipid, e.g., di-hexadecyl-rac-glycerol or triethyl-ammonium 1,2-di-O-hexadecyl-rac-glycero-3-H-phosphonate (Manoharan et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36, 3651-3654; Shea et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 1990, 18, 3777-3783), a polyamine or a polyethylene glycol chain (Manoharan et al., Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 1995, 14, 969-973), or adamantane acetic acid (Manoharan et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36, 3651-3654), a palmityl moiety (Mishra et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1995, 1264, 229-237), or an octadecylamine or hexylamino-carbonyl-oxycholesterol moiety (Crooke et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 1996, 277, 923-937). Oligonucleotides of the invention may also be conjugated to active drug substances, for example, aspirin, warfarin, phenylbutazone, ibuprofen, suprofen, fenbufen, ketoprofen, (S)-(+)-pranoprofen, carprofen, dansylsarcosine, 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, flufenamic acid, folinic acid, a benzothiadiazide, chlorothiazide, a diazepine, indomethicin, a barbiturate, a cephalosporin, a sulfa drug, an antidiabetic, an antibacterial or an antibiotic. Oligonucleotide-drug conjugates and their preparation are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/334,130 (filed Jun. 15, 1999) which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0063] Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such oligonucleotide conjugates include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 4,828,979; 4,948,882; 5,218,105; 5,525,465; 5,541,313; 5,545,730; 5,552,538; 5,578,717, 5,580,731; 5,580,731; 5,591,584; 5,109,124; 5,118,802; 5,138,045; 5,414,077; 5,486,603; 5,512,439; 5,578,718; 5,608,046; 4,587,044; 4,605,735; 4,667,025; 4,762,779; 4,789,737; 4,824,941; 4,835,263; 4,876,335; 4,904,582; 4,958,013; 5,082,830; 5,112,963; 5,214,136; 5,082,830; 5,112,963; 5,214,136; 5,245,022; 5,254,469; 5,258,506; 5,262,536; 5,272,250; 5,292,873; 5,317,098; 5,371,241, 5,391,723; 5,416,203, 5,451,463; 5,510,475; 5,512,667; 5,514,785; 5,565,552; 5,567,810; 5,574,142; 5,585,481; 5,587,371; 5,595,726; 5,597,696; 5,599,923; 5,599,928 and 5,688,941, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0064] It is not necessary for all positions in a given compound to be uniformly modified, and in fact more than one of the aforementioned modifications may be incorporated in a single compound or even at a single nucleoside within an oligonucleotide. The present invention also includes antisense compounds which are chimeric compounds. “Chimeric” antisense compounds or “chimeras,” in the context of this invention, are antisense compounds, particularly oligonucleotides, which contain two or more chemically distinct regions, each made up of at least one monomer unit, i.e., a nucleotide in the case of an oligonucleotide compound. These oligonucleotides typically contain at least one region wherein the oligonucleotide is modified so as to confer upon the oligonucleotide increased resistance to nuclease degradation, increased cellular uptake, increased stability and/or increased binding affinity for the target nucleic acid. An additional region of the oligonucleotide may serve as a substrate for enzymes capable of cleaving RNA:DNA or RNA:RNA hybrids. By way of example, RNAse H is a cellular endonuclease which cleaves the RNA strand of an RNA:DNA duplex. Activation of RNase H, therefore, results in cleavage of the RNA target, thereby greatly enhancing the efficiency of oligonucleotide inhibition of gene expression. The cleavage of RNA:RNA hybrids can, in like fashion, be accomplished through the actions of endoribonucleases, such as interferon-induced RNAseL which cleaves both cellular and viral RNA. Consequently, comparable results can often be obtained with shorter oligonucleotides when chimeric oligonucleotides are used, compared to phosphorothioate deoxyoligonucleotides hybridizing to the same target region. Cleavage of the RNA target can be routinely detected by gel electrophoresis and, if necessary, associated nucleic acid hybridization techniques known in the art.

[0065] Chimeric antisense compounds of the invention may be formed as composite structures of two or more oligonucleotides, modified oligonucleotides, oligonucleosides and/or oligonucleotide mimetics as described above. Such compounds have also been referred to in the art as hybrids or gapmers. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such hybrid structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,013,830; 5,149,797; 5,220,007; 5,256,775; 5,366,878; 5,403,711; 5,491,133; 5,565,350; 5,623,065; 5,652,355; 5,652,356; and 5,700,922, certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0066] The antisense compounds used in accordance with this invention may be conveniently and routinely made through the well-known technique of solid phase synthesis. Equipment for such synthesis is sold by several vendors including, for example, Applied Biosystems (Foster City, Calif.). Any other means for such synthesis known in the art may additionally or alternatively be employed. It is well known to use similar techniques to prepare oligonucleotides such as the phosphorothioates and alkylated derivatives.

[0067] The compounds of the invention may also be admixed, encapsulated, conjugated or otherwise associated with other molecules, molecule structures or mixtures of compounds, as for example, liposomes, receptor-targeted molecules, oral, rectal, topical or other formulations, for assisting in uptake, distribution and/or absorption. Representative United States patents that teach the preparation of such uptake, distribution and/or absorption-assisting formulations include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.: 5,108,921; 5,354,844; 5,416,016; 5,459,127; 5,521,291; 5,543,158; 5,547,932; 5,583,020; 5,591,721; 4,426,330; 4,534,899; 5,013,556; 5,108,921; 5,213,804; 5,227,170; 5,264,221; 5,356,633; 5,395,619; 5,416,016; 5,417,978; 5,462,854; 5,469,854; 5,512,295; 5,527,528; 5,534,259; 5,543,152; 5,556,948; 5,580,575; and 5,595,756, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0068] The antisense compounds of the invention encompass any pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or salts of such esters, or any other compound which, upon administration to an animal, including a human, is capable of providing (directly or indirectly) the biologically active metabolite or residue thereof. Accordingly, for example, the disclosure is also drawn to prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such prodrugs, and other bioequivalents.

[0069] The term “prodrug” indicates a therapeutic agent that is prepared in an inactive form that is converted to an active form (i.e., drug) within the body or cells thereof by the action of endogenous enzymes or other chemicals and/or conditions. In particular, prodrug versions of the oligonucleotides of the invention are prepared as SATE [(S-acetyl-2-thioethyl) phosphate] derivatives according to the methods disclosed in WO 93/24510 to Gosselin et al., published Dec. 9, 1993 or in WO 94/26764 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,713 to Imbach et al.

[0070] The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refers to physiologically and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention: i.e., salts that retain the desired biological activity of the parent compound and do not impart undesired toxicological effects thereto.

[0071] Pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts are formed with metals or amines, such as alkali and alkaline earth metals or organic amines. Examples of metals used as cations are sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and the like. Examples of suitable amines are N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, choline, diethanolamine, dicyclohexylamine, ethylenediamine, N-methylglucamine, and procaine (see, for example, Berge et al., “Pharmaceutical Salts,” J. of Pharma Sci., 1977, 66, 1-19). The base addition salts of said acidic compounds are prepared by contacting the free acid form with a sufficient amount of the desired base to produce the salt in the conventional manner. The free acid form may be regenerated by contacting the salt form with an acid and isolating the free acid in the conventional manner. The free acid forms differ from their respective salt forms somewhat in certain physical properties such as solubility in polar solvents, but otherwise the salts are equivalent to their respective free acid for purposes of the present invention. As used herein, a “pharmaceutical addition salt” includes a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of an acid form of one of the components of the compositions of the invention. These include organic or inorganic acid salts of the amines. Preferred acid salts are the hydrochlorides, acetates, salicylates, nitrates and phosphates. Other suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salts are well known to those skilled in the art and include basic salts of a variety of inorganic and organic acids, such as, for example, with inorganic acids, such as for example hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid; with organic carboxylic, sulfonic, sulfo or phospho acids or N-substituted sulfamic acids, for example acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, hydroxymaleic acid, methylmaleic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, gluconic acid, glucaric acid, glucuronic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, 4-aminosalicylic acid, 2-phenoxybenzoic acid, 2-acetoxybenzoic acid, embonic acid, nicotinic acid or isonicotinic acid; and with amino acids, such as the 20 alpha-amino acids involved in the synthesis of proteins in nature, for example glutamic acid or aspartic acid, and also with phenylacetic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, ethane-1,2-disulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, naphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 2- or 3-phosphoglycerate, glucose-6-phosphate, N-cyclohexylsulfamic acid (with the formation of cyclamates), or with other acid organic compounds, such as ascorbic acid. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds may also be prepared with a pharmaceutically acceptable cation. Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable cations are well known to those skilled in the art and include alkaline, alkaline earth, ammonium and quaternary ammonium cations. Carbonates or hydrogen carbonates are also possible.

[0072] For oligonucleotides, preferred examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include but are not limited to (a) salts formed with cations such as sodium, potassium, ammonium, magnesium, calcium, polyamines such as spermine and spermidine, etc.; (b) acid addition salts formed with inorganic acids, for example hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid and the like; (c) salts formed with organic acids such as, for example, acetic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, tannic acid, palmitic acid, alginic acid, polyglutamic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, naphthalenedisulfonic acid, polygalacturonic acid, and the like; and (d) salts formed from elemental anions such as chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

[0073] The antisense compounds of the present invention can be utilized for diagnostics, therapeutics, prophylaxis and as research reagents and kits. For therapeutics, an animal, preferably a human, suspected of having a disease or disorder which can be treated by modulating the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit is treated by administering antisense compounds in accordance with this invention. The compounds of the invention can be utilized in pharmaceutical compositions by adding an effective amount of an antisense compound to a suitable pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. Use of the antisense compounds and methods of the invention may also be useful prophylactically, e.g., to prevent or delay infection, inflammation or tumor formation, for example.

[0074] The antisense compounds of the invention are useful for research and diagnostics, because these compounds hybridize to nucleic acids encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, enabling sandwich and other assays to easily be constructed to exploit this fact. Hybridization of the antisense oligonucleotides of the invention with a nucleic acid encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit can be detected by means known in the art. Such means may include conjugation of an enzyme to the oligonucleotide, radiolabelling of the oligonucleotide or any other suitable detection means. Kits using such detection means for detecting the level of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit in a sample may also be prepared.

[0075] The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and formulations which include the antisense compounds of the invention. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be administered in a number of ways depending upon whether local or systemic treatment is desired and upon the area to be treated. Administration may be topical (including ophthalmic and to mucous membranes including vaginal and rectal delivery), pulmonary, e.g., by inhalation or insufflation of powders or aerosols, including by nebulizer; intratracheal, intranasal, epidermal and transdermal), oral or parenteral. Parenteral administration includes intravenous, intraarterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal or intramuscular injection or infusion; or intracranial, e.g., intrathecal or intraventricular, administration. Oligonucleotides with at least one 2′-O-methoxyethyl modification are believed to be particularly useful for oral administration.

[0076] Pharmaceutical compositions and formulations for topical administration may include transdermal patches, ointments, lotions, creams, gels, drops, suppositories, sprays, liquids and powders. Conventional pharmaceutical carriers, aqueous, powder or oily bases, thickeners and the like may be necessary or desirable. Coated condoms, gloves and the like may also be useful. Preferred topical formulations include those in which the oligonucleotides of the invention are in admixture with a topical delivery agent such as lipids, liposomes, fatty acids, fatty acid esters, steroids, chelating agents and surfactants. Preferred lipids and liposomes include neutral (e.g. dioleoylphosphatidyl DOPE ethanolamine, dimyristoylphosphatidyl choline DMPC, distearolyphosphatidyl choline) negative (e.g. dimyristoylphosphatidyl glycerol DMPG) and cationic (e.g. dioleoyltetramethylaminopropyl DOTAP and dioleoylphosphatidyl ethanolamine DOTMA). Oligonucleotides of the invention may be encapsulated within liposomes or may form complexes thereto, in particular to cationic liposomes. Alternatively, oligonucleotides may be complexed to lipids, in particular to cationic lipids. Preferred fatty acids and esters include but are not limited arachidonic acid, oleic acid, eicosanoic acid, lauric acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, dicaprate, tricaprate, monoolein, dilaurin, glyceryl 1-monocaprate, 1-dodecylazacycloheptan-2-one, an acylcarnitine, an acylcholine, or a C₁₋₁₀ alkyl ester (e.g. isopropylmyristate IPM), monoglyceride, diglyceride or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Topical formulations are described in detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/315,298 filed on May 20, 1999 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0077] Compositions and formulations for oral administration include powders or granules, microparticulates, nanoparticulates, suspensions or solutions in water or non-aqueous media, capsules, gel capsules, sachets, tablets or minitablets. Thickeners, flavoring agents, diluents, emulsifiers, dispersing aids or binders may be desirable. Preferred oral formulations are those in which oligonucleotides of the invention are administered in conjunction with one or more penetration enhancers surfactants and chelators. Preferred surfactants include fatty acids and/or esters or salts thereof, bile acids and/or salts thereof. Preferred bile acids/salts include chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and ursodeoxychenodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), cholic acid, dehydrocholic acid, deoxycholic acid, glucholic acid, glycholic acid, glycodeoxycholic acid, taurocholic acid, taurodeoxycholic acid, sodium tauro-24,25-dihydro-fusidate and sodium glycodihydrofusidate. Preferred fatty acids include arachidonic acid, undecanoic acid, oleic acid, lauric acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, dicaprate, tricaprate, monoolein, dilaurin, glyceryl 1-monocaprate, 1-dodecylazacycloheptan-2-one, an acylcarnitine, an acylcholine, or a monoglyceride, a diglyceride or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (e.g. sodium). Also preferred are combinations of penetration enhancers, for example, fatty acids/salts in combination with bile acids/salts. A particularly preferred combination is the sodium salt of lauric acid, capric acid and UDCA. Further penetration enhancers include polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene-20-cetyl ether. Oligonucleotides of the invention may be delivered orally, in granular form including sprayed dried particles, or complexed to form micro or nanoparticles. Oligonucleotide complexing agents include poly-amino acids; polyimines; polyacrylates; polyalkylacrylates, polyoxethanes, polyalkylcyanoacrylates; cationized gelatins, albumins, starches, acrylates, polyethyleneglycols (PEG) and starches; polyalkylcyanoacrylates; DEAE-derivatized polyimines, pollulans, celluloses and starches. Particularly preferred complexing agents include chitosan, N-trimethylchitosan, poly-L-lysine, polyhistidine, polyornithine, polyspermines, protamine, polyvinylpyridine, polythiodiethylamino-methylethylene P(TDAE), polyaminostyrene (e.g. p-amino), poly(methylcyanoacrylate), poly(ethylcyanoacrylate), poly(butylcyanoacrylate), poly(isobutylcyanoacrylate), poly(isohexylcynaoacrylate), DEAE-methacrylate, DEAE-hexylacrylate, DEAE-acrylamide, DEAE-albumin and DEAE-dextran, polymethylacrylate, polyhexylacrylate, poly(D,L-lactic acid), poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), alginate, and polyethyleneglycol (PEG). Oral formulations for oligonucleotides and their preparation are described in detail in U.S. application Ser. No. 08/886,829 (filed Jul. 1, 1997), Ser. No. 09/108,673 (filed Jul. 1, 1998), Ser. No. 09/256,515 (filed Feb. 23, 1999), 09/082,624 (filed May 21, 1998) and Ser. No. 09/315,298 (filed May 20, 1999), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

[0078] Compositions and formulations for parenteral, intrathecal or intraventricular administration may include sterile aqueous solutions which may also contain buffers, diluents and other suitable additives such as, but not limited to, penetration enhancers, carrier compounds and other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.

[0079] Pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, solutions, emulsions, and liposome-containing formulations. These compositions may be generated from a variety of components that include, but are not limited to, preformed liquids, self-emulsifying solids and self-emulsifying semisolids.

[0080] The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention, which may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form, may be prepared according to conventional techniques well known in the pharmaceutical industry. Such techniques include the step of bringing into association the active ingredients with the pharmaceutical carrier(s) or excipient(s). In general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association the active ingredients with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.

[0081] The compositions of the present invention may be formulated into any of many possible dosage forms such as, but not limited to, tablets, capsules, gel capsules, liquid syrups, soft gels, suppositories, and enemas. The compositions of the present invention may also be formulated as suspensions in aqueous, non-aqueous or mixed media. Aqueous suspensions may further contain substances which increase the viscosity of the suspension including, for example, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and/or dextran. The suspension may also contain stabilizers.

[0082] In one embodiment of the present invention the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated and used as foams. Pharmaceutical foams include formulations such as, but not limited to, emulsions, microemulsions, creams, jellies and liposomes. While basically similar in nature these formulations vary in the components and the consistency of the final product. The preparation of such compositions and formulations is generally known to those skilled in the pharmaceutical and formulation arts and may be applied to the formulation of the compositions of the present invention.

[0083] Emulsions

[0084] The compositions of the present invention may be prepared and formulated as emulsions. Emulsions are typically heterogenous systems of one liquid dispersed in another in the form of droplets usually exceeding 0.1 μm in diameter (Idson, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 199; Rosoff, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., Volume 1, p. 245; Block in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 2, p. 335; Higuchi et al., in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1985, p. 301). Emulsions are often biphasic systems comprising two immiscible liquid phases intimately mixed and dispersed with each other. In general, emulsions may be of either the water-in-oil (w/o) or the oil-in-water (o/w) variety. When an aqueous phase is finely divided into and dispersed as minute droplets into a bulk oily phase, the resulting composition is called a water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion. Alternatively, when an oily phase is finely divided into and dispersed as minute droplets into a bulk aqueous phase, the resulting composition is called an oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion. Emulsions may contain additional components in addition to the dispersed phases, and the active drug which may be present as a solution in either the aqueous phase, oily phase or itself as a separate phase. Pharmaceutical excipients such as emulsifiers, stabilizers, dyes, and anti-oxidants may also be present in emulsions as needed. Pharmaceutical emulsions may also be multiple emulsions that are comprised of more than two phases such as, for example, in the case of oil-in-water-in-oil (o/w/o) and water-in-oil-in-water (w/o/w) emulsions. Such complex formulations often provide certain advantages that simple binary emulsions do not. Multiple emulsions in which individual oil droplets of an o/w emulsion enclose small water droplets constitute a w/o/w emulsion. Likewise a system of oil droplets enclosed in globules of water stabilized in an oily continuous phase provides an o/w/o emulsion.

[0085] Emulsions are characterized by little or no thermodynamic stability. Often, the dispersed or discontinuous phase of the emulsion is well dispersed into the external or continuous phase and maintained in this form through the means of emulsifiers or the viscosity of the formulation. Either of the phases of the emulsion may be a semisolid or a solid, as is the case of emulsion-style ointment bases and creams. Other means of stabilizing emulsions entail the use of emulsifiers that may be incorporated into either phase of the emulsion. Emulsifiers may broadly be classified into four categories: synthetic surfactants, naturally occurring emulsifiers, absorption bases, and finely dispersed solids (Idson, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 199).

[0086] Synthetic surfactants, also known as surface active agents, have found wide applicability in the formulation of emulsions and have been reviewed in the literature (Rieger, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 285; Idson, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1988, volume 1, p. 199). Surfactants are typically amphiphilic and comprise a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic portion. The ratio of the hydrophilic to the hydrophobic nature of the surfactant has been termed the hydrophile/lipophile balance (HLB) and is a valuable tool in categorizing and selecting surfactants in the preparation of formulations. Surfactants may be classified into different classes based on the nature of the hydrophilic group: nonionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric (Rieger, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 285).

[0087] Naturally occurring emulsifiers used in emulsion formulations include lanolin, beeswax, phosphatides, lecithin and acacia. Absorption bases possess hydrophilic properties such that they can soak up water to form w/o emulsions yet retain their semisolid consistencies, such as anhydrous lanolin and hydrophilic petrolatum. Finely divided solids have also been used as good emulsifiers especially in combination with surfactants and in viscous preparations. These include polar inorganic solids, such as heavy metal hydroxides, nonswelling clays such as bentonite, attapulgite, hectorite, kaolin, montmorillonite, colloidal aluminum silicate and colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate, pigments and nonpolar solids such as carbon or glyceryl tristearate.

[0088] A large variety of non-emulsifying materials are also included in emulsion formulations and contribute to the properties of emulsions. These include fats, oils, waxes, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty esters, humectants, hydrophilic colloids, preservatives and antioxidants (Block, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 335; Idson, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 199).

[0089] Hydrophilic colloids or hydrocolloids include naturally occurring gums and synthetic polymers such as polysaccharides (for example, acacia, agar, alginic acid, carrageenan, guar gum, karaya gum, and tragacanth), cellulose derivatives (for example, carboxymethylcellulose and carboxypropylcellulose), and synthetic polymers (for example, carbomers, cellulose ethers, and carboxyvinyl polymers). These disperse or swell in water to form colloidal solutions that stabilize emulsions by forming strong interfacial films around the dispersed-phase droplets and by increasing the viscosity of the external phase.

[0090] Since emulsions often contain a number of ingredients such as carbohydrates, proteins, sterols and phosphatides that may readily support the growth of microbes, these formulations often incorporate preservatives. Commonly used preservatives included in emulsion formulations include methyl paraben, propyl paraben, quaternary ammonium salts, benzalkonium chloride, esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and boric acid. Antioxidants are also commonly added to emulsion formulations to prevent deterioration of the formulation. Antioxidants used may be free radical scavengers such as tocopherols, alkyl gallates, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, or reducing agents such as ascorbic acid and sodium metabisulfite, and antioxidant synergists such as citric acid, tartaric acid, and lecithin.

[0091] The application of emulsion formulations via dermatological, oral and parenteral routes and methods for their manufacture have been reviewed in the literature (Idson, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 199). Emulsion formulations for oral delivery have been very widely used because of ease of formulation, as well as efficacy from an absorption and bioavailability standpoint (Rosoff, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 245; Idson, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 199). Mineral-oil base laxatives, oil-soluble vitamins and high fat nutritive preparations are among the materials that have commonly been administered orally as o/w emulsions.

[0092] In one embodiment of the present invention, the compositions of oligonucleotides and nucleic acids are formulated as microemulsions. A microemulsion may be defined as a system of water, oil and amphiphile which is a single optically isotropic and thermodynamically stable liquid solution (Rosoff, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 245). Typically microemulsions are systems that are prepared by first dispersing an oil in an aqueous surfactant solution and then adding a sufficient amount of a fourth component, generally an intermediate chain-length alcohol to form a transparent system. Therefore, microemulsions have also been described as thermodynamically stable, isotropically clear dispersions of two immiscible liquids that are stabilized by interfacial films of surface-active molecules (Leung and Shah, in: Controlled Release of Drugs: Polymers and Aggregate Systems, Rosoff, M., Ed., 1989, VCH Publishers, New York, pages 185-215). Microemulsions commonly are prepared via a combination of three to five components that include oil, water, surfactant, cosurfactant and electrolyte. Whether the microemulsion is of the water-in-oil (w/o) or an oil-in-water (o/w) type is dependent on the properties of the oil and surfactant used and on the structure and geometric packing of the polar heads and hydrocarbon tails of the surfactant molecules (Schott, in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1985, p. 271).

[0093] The phenomenological approach utilizing phase diagrams has been extensively studied and has yielded a comprehensive knowledge, to one skilled in the art, of how to formulate microemulsions (Rosoff, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 245; Block, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 335). Compared to conventional emulsions, microemulsions offer the advantage of solubilizing water-insoluble drugs in a formulation of thermodynamically stable droplets that are formed spontaneously.

[0094] Surfactants used in the preparation of microemulsions include, but are not limited to, ionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, Brij 96, polyoxyethylene oleyl ethers, polyglycerol fatty acid esters, tetraglycerol monolaurate (ML310), tetraglycerol monooleate (MO310), hexaglycerol monooleate (PO310), hexaglycerol pentaoleate (PO500), decaglycerol monocaprate (MCA750), decaglycerol monooleate (MO750), decaglycerol sequioleate (S0750), decaglycerol decaoleate (DA0750), alone or in combination with cosurfactants. The cosurfactant, usually a short-chain alcohol such as ethanol, 1-propanol, and 1-butanol, serves to increase the interfacial fluidity by penetrating into the surfactant film and consequently creating a disordered film because of the void space generated among surfactant molecules. Microemulsions may, however, be prepared without the use of cosurfactants and alcohol-free self-emulsifying microemulsion systems are known in the art. The aqueous phase may typically be, but is not limited to, water, an aqueous solution of the drug, glycerol, PEG300, PEG400, polyglycerols, propylene glycols, and derivatives of ethylene glycol. The oil phase may include, but is not limited to, materials such as Captex 300, Captex 355, Capmul MCM, fatty acid esters, medium chain (C₈-C₁₂) mono, di, and triglycerides, polyoxyethylated glyceryl fatty acid esters, fatty alcohols, polyglycolized glycerides, saturated polyglycolized C₈-C₁₀ glycerides, vegetable oils and silicone oil.

[0095] Microemulsions are particularly of interest from the standpoint of drug solubilization and the enhanced absorption of drugs. Lipid based microemulsions (both o/w and w/o) have been proposed to enhance the oral bioavailability of drugs, including peptides (Constantinides et al., Pharmaceutical Research, 1994, 11, 1385-1390; Ritschel, Meth. Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol., 1993, 13, 205). Microemulsions afford advantages of improved drug solubilization, protection of drug from enzymatic hydrolysis, possible enhancement of drug absorption due to surfactant-induced alterations in membrane fluidity and permeability, ease of preparation, ease of oral administration over solid dosage forms, improved clinical potency, and decreased toxicity (Constantinides et al., Pharmaceutical Research, 1994, 11, 1385; Ho et al., J. Pharm. Sci., 1996, 85, 138-143). Often microemulsions may form spontaneously when their components are brought together at ambient temperature. This may be particularly advantageous when formulating thermolabile drugs, peptides or oligonucleotides. Microemulsions have also been effective in the transdermal delivery of active components in both cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. It is expected that the microemulsion compositions and formulations of the present invention will facilitate the increased systemic absorption of oligonucleotides and nucleic acids from the gastrointestinal tract, as well as improve the local cellular uptake of oligonucleotides and nucleic acids within the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, buccal cavity and other areas of administration.

[0096] Microemulsions of the present invention may also contain additional components and additives such as sorbitan monostearate (Grill 3), Labrasol, and penetration enhancers to improve the properties of the formulation and to enhance the absorption of the oligonucleotides and nucleic acids of the present invention. Penetration enhancers used in the microemulsions of the present invention may be classified as belonging to one of five broad categories—surfactants, fatty acids, bile salts, chelating agents, and non-chelating non-surfactants (Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, p. 92). Each of these classes has been discussed above.

[0097] Liposomes

[0098] There are many organized surfactant structures besides microemulsions that have been studied and used for the formulation of drugs. These include monolayers, micelles, bilayers and vesicles. Vesicles, such as liposomes, have attracted great interest because of their specificity and the duration of action they offer from the standpoint of drug delivery. As used in the present invention, the term “liposome” means a vesicle composed of amphiphilic lipids arranged in a spherical bilayer or bilayers.

[0099] Liposomes are unilamellar or multilamellar vesicles which have a membrane formed from a lipophilic material and an aqueous interior. The aqueous portion contains the composition to be delivered. Cationic liposomes possess the advantage of being able to fuse to the cell wall. Non-cationic liposomes, although not able to fuse as efficiently with the cell wall, are taken up by macrophages in vivo.

[0100] In order to cross intact mammalian skin, lipid vesicles must pass through a series of fine pores, each with a diameter less than 50 nm, under the influence of a suitable transdermal gradient. Therefore, it is desirable to use a liposome which is highly deformable and able to pass through such fine pores.

[0101] Further advantages of liposomes include; liposomes obtained from natural phospholipids are biocompatible and biodegradable; liposomes can incorporate a wide range of water and lipid soluble drugs; liposomes can protect encapsulated drugs in their internal compartments from metabolism and degradation (Rosoff, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Lieberman, Rieger and Banker (Eds.), 1988, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., volume 1, p. 245). Important considerations in the preparation of liposome formulations are the lipid surface charge, vesicle size and the aqueous volume of the liposomes.

[0102] Liposomes are useful for the transfer and delivery of active ingredients to the site of action. Because the liposomal membrane is structurally similar to biological membranes, when liposomes are applied to a tissue, the liposomes start to merge with the cellular membranes and as the merging of the liposome and cell progresses, the liposomal contents are emptied into the cell where the active agent may act.

[0103] Liposomal formulations have been the focus of extensive investigation as the mode of delivery for many drugs. There is growing evidence that for topical administration, liposomes present several advantages over other formulations. Such advantages include reduced side-effects related to high systemic absorption of the administered drug, increased accumulation of the administered drug at the desired target, and the ability to administer a wide variety of drugs, both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, into the skin.

[0104] Several reports have detailed the ability of liposomes to deliver agents including high-molecular weight DNA into the skin. Compounds including analgesics, antibodies, hormones and high-molecular weight DNAs have been administered to the skin. The majority of applications resulted in the targeting of the upper epidermis.

[0105] Liposomes fall into two broad classes. Cationic liposomes are positively charged liposomes which interact with the negatively charged DNA molecules to form a stable complex. The positively charged DNA/liposome complex binds to the negatively charged cell surface and is internalized in an endosome. Due to the acidic pH within the endosome, the liposomes are ruptured, releasing their contents into the cell cytoplasm (Wang et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 1987, 147, 980-985).

[0106] Liposomes which are pH-sensitive or negatively-charged, entrap DNA rather than complex with it. Since both the DNA and the lipid are similarly charged, repulsion rather than complex formation occurs. Nevertheless, some DNA is entrapped within the aqueous interior of these liposomes. pH-sensitive liposomes have been used to deliver DNA encoding the thymidine kinase gene to cell monolayers in culture. Expression of the exogenous gene was detected in the target cells (Zhou et al., Journal of Controlled Release, 1992, 19, 269-274).

[0107] One major type of liposomal composition includes phospholipids other than naturally-derived phosphatidylcholine. Neutral liposome compositions, for example, can be formed from dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) or dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC). Anionic liposome compositions generally are formed from dimyristoyl phosphatidylglycerol, while anionic fusogenic liposomes are formed primarily from dioleoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE). Another type of liposomal composition is formed from phosphatidylcholine (PC) such as, for example, soybean PC, and egg PC. Another type is formed from mixtures of phospholipid and/or phosphatidylcholine and/or cholesterol.

[0108] Several studies have assessed the topical delivery of liposomal drug formulations to the skin. Application of liposomes containing interferon to guinea pig skin resulted in a reduction of skin herpes sores while delivery of interferon via other means (e.g. as a solution or as an emulsion) were ineffective (Weiner et al., Journal of Drug Targeting, 1992, 2, 405-410). Further, an additional study tested the efficacy of interferon administered as part of a liposomal formulation to the administration of interferon using an aqueous system, and concluded that the liposomal formulation was superior to aqueous administration (du Plessis et al., Antiviral Research, 1992, 18, 259-265).

[0109] Non-ionic liposomal systems have also been examined to determine their utility in the delivery of drugs to the skin, in particular systems comprising non-ionic surfactant and cholesterol. Non-ionic liposomal formulations comprising Novasome™ I (glyceryl dilaurate/cholesterol/polyoxyethylene-10-stearyl ether) and Novasome™ II (glyceryl distearate/cholesterol/polyoxyethylene-10-stearyl ether) were used to deliver cyclosporin-A into the dermis of mouse skin. Results indicated that such non-ionic liposomal systems were effective in facilitating the deposition of cyclosporin-A into different layers of the skin (Hu et al. S.T.P. Pharma. Sci., 1994, 4, 6, 466).

[0110] Liposomes also include “sterically stabilized” liposomes, a term which, as used herein, refers to liposomes comprising one or more specialized lipids that, when incorporated into liposomes, result in enhanced circulation lifetimes relative to liposomes lacking such specialized lipids. Examples of sterically stabilized liposomes are those in which part of the vesicle-forming lipid portion of the liposome (A) comprises one or more glycolipids, such as monosialoganglioside G_(M1), or (B) is derivatized with one or more hydrophilic polymers, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. While not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it is thought in the art that, at least for sterically stabilized liposomes containing gangliosides, sphingomyelin, or PEG-derivatized lipids, the enhanced circulation half-life of these sterically stabilized liposomes derives from a reduced uptake into cells of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) (Allen et al., FEBS Letters, 1987, 223, 42; Wu et al., Cancer Research, 1993, 53, 3765).

[0111] Various liposomes comprising one or more glycolipids are known in the art. Papahadjopoulos et al. (Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1987, 507, 64) reported the ability of monosialoganglioside G_(M1), galactocerebroside sulfate and phosphatidylinositol to improve blood half-lives of liposomes. These findings were expounded upon by Gabizon et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 1988, 85, 6949). U.S. Pat. No. 4,837,028 and WO 88/04924, both to Allen et al., disclose liposomes comprising (1) sphingomyelin and (2) the ganglioside G_(M1) or a galactocerebroside sulfate ester. U.S. Pat. No. 5,543,152 (Webb et al.) discloses liposomes comprising sphingomyelin. Liposomes comprising 1,2-sn-dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine are disclosed in WO 97/13499 (Lim et al.).

[0112] Many liposomes comprising lipids derivatized with one or more hydrophilic polymers, and methods of preparation thereof, are known in the art. Sunamoto et al. (Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1980, 53, 2778) described liposomes comprising a nonionic detergent, 2C₁₂15G, that contains a PEG moiety. Illum et al. (FEBS Lett., 1984, 167, 79) noted that hydrophilic coating of polystyrene particles with polymeric glycols results in significantly enhanced blood half-lives. Synthetic phospholipids modified by the attachment of carboxylic groups of polyalkylene glycols (e.g., PEG) are described by Sears (U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,426,330 and 4,534,899). Klibanov et al. (FEBS Lett., 1990, 268, 235) described experiments demonstrating that liposomes comprising phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) derivatized with PEG or PEG stearate have significant increases in blood circulation half-lives. Blume et al. (Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1990, 1029, 91) extended such observations to other PEG-derivatized phospholipids, e.g., DSPE-PEG, formed from the combination of distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE) and PEG. Liposomes having covalently bound PEG moieties on their external surface are described in European Patent No. EP 0 445 131 B1 and WO 90/04384 to Fisher. Liposome compositions containing 1-20 mole percent of PE derivatized with PEG, and methods of use thereof, are described by Woodle et al. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,013,556 and 5,356,633) and Martin et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,804 and European Patent No. EP 0 496 813 B1). Liposomes comprising a number of other lipid-polymer conjugates are disclosed in WO 91/05545 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,212 (both to Martin et al.) and in WO 94/20073 (Zalipsky et al.) Liposomes comprising PEG-modified ceramide lipids are described in WO 96/10391 (Choi et al.). U.S. Pat. No. 5,540,935 (Miyazaki et al.) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,556,948 (Tagawa et al.) describe PEG-containing liposomes that can be further derivatized with functional moieties on their surfaces.

[0113] A limited number of liposomes comprising nucleic acids are known in the art. WO 96/40062 to Thierry et al. discloses methods for encapsulating high molecular weight nucleic acids in liposomes. U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,221 to Tagawa et al. discloses protein-bonded liposomes and asserts that the contents of such liposomes may include an antisense RNA. U.S. Pat. No. 5,665,710 to Rahman et al. describes certain methods of encapsulating oligodeoxynucleotides in liposomes. WO 97/04787 to Love et al. discloses liposomes comprising antisense oligonucleotides targeted to the raf gene.

[0114] Transfersomes are yet another type of liposomes, and are highly deformable lipid aggregates which are attractive candidates for drug delivery vehicles. Transfersomes may be described as lipid droplets which are so highly deformable that they are easily able to penetrate through pores which are smaller than the droplet. Transfersomes are adaptable to the environment in which they are used, e.g. they are self-optimizing (adaptive to the shape of pores in the skin), self-repairing, frequently reach their targets without fragmenting, and often self-loading. To make transfersomes it is possible to add surface edge-activators, usually surfactants, to a standard liposomal composition. Transfersomes have been used to deliver serum albumin to the skin. The transfersome-mediated delivery of serum albumin has been shown to be as effective as subcutaneous injection of a solution containing serum albumin.

[0115] Surfactants find wide application in formulations such as emulsions (including microemulsions) and liposomes. The most common way of classifying and ranking the properties of the many different types of surfactants, both natural and synthetic, is by the use of the hydrophile/lipophile balance (HLB). The nature of the hydrophilic group (also known as the “head”) provides the most useful means for categorizing the different surfactants used in formulations (Rieger, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1988, p. 285).

[0116] If the surfactant molecule is not ionized, it is classified as a nonionic surfactant. Nonionic surfactants find wide application in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products and are usable over a wide range of pH values. In general their HLB values range from 2 to about 18 depending on their structure. Nonionic surfactants include nonionic esters such as ethylene glycol esters, propylene glycol esters, glyceryl esters, polyglyceryl esters, sorbitan esters, sucrose esters, and ethoxylated esters. Nonionic alkanolamides and ethers such as fatty alcohol ethoxylates, propoxylated alcohols, and ethoxylated/propoxylated block polymers are also included in this class. The polyoxyethylene surfactants are the most popular members of the nonionic surfactant class.

[0117] If the surfactant molecule carries a negative charge when it is dissolved or dispersed in water, the surfactant is classified as anionic. Anionic surfactants include carboxylates such as soaps, acyl lactylates, acyl amides of amino acids, esters of sulfuric acid such as alkyl sulfates and ethoxylated alkyl sulfates, sulfonates such as alkyl benzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acyl taurates and sulfosuccinates, and phosphates. The most important members of the anionic surfactant class are the alkyl sulfates and the soaps.

[0118] If the surfactant molecule carries a positive charge when it is dissolved or dispersed in water, the surfactant is classified as cationic. Cationic surfactants include quaternary ammonium salts and ethoxylated amines. The quaternary ammonium salts are the most used members of this class.

[0119] If the surfactant molecule has the ability to carry either a positive or negative charge, the surfactant is classified as amphoteric. Amphoteric surfactants include acrylic acid derivatives, substituted alkylamides, N-alkylbetaines and phosphatides.

[0120] The use of surfactants in drug products, formulations and in emulsions has been reviewed (Rieger, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1988, p. 285).

[0121] Penetration Enhancers

[0122] In one embodiment, the present invention employs various penetration enhancers to effect the efficient delivery of nucleic acids, particularly oligonucleotides, to the skin of animals. Most drugs are present in solution in both ionized and nonionized forms. However, usually only lipid soluble or lipophilic drugs readily cross cell membranes. It has been discovered that even non-lipophilic drugs may cross cell membranes if the membrane to be crossed is treated with a penetration enhancer. In addition to aiding the diffusion of non-lipophilic drugs across cell membranes, penetration enhancers also enhance the permeability of lipophilic drugs.

[0123] Penetration enhancers may be classified as belonging to one of five broad categories, i.e., surfactants, fatty acids, bile salts, chelating agents, and non-chelating non-surfactants (Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, p.92). Each of the above mentioned classes of penetration enhancers are described below in greater detail.

[0124] Surfactants: In connection with the present invention, surfactants (or “surface-active agents”) are chemical entities which, when dissolved in an aqueous solution, reduce the surface tension of the solution or the interfacial tension between the aqueous solution and another liquid, with the result that absorption of oligonucleotides through the mucosa is enhanced. In addition to bile salts and fatty acids, these penetration enhancers include, for example, sodium lauryl sulfate, polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether and polyoxyethylene-20-cetyl ether) (Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, p.92); and perfluorochemical emulsions, such as FC-43. Takahashi et al., J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 1988, 40, 252).

[0125] Fatty acids: Various fatty acids and their derivatives which act as penetration enhancers include, for example, oleic acid, lauric acid, capric acid (n-decanoic acid), myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, dicaprate, tricaprate, monoolein (1-monooleoyl-rac-glycerol), dilaurin, caprylic acid, arachidonic acid, glycerol 1-monocaprate, 1-dodecylazacycloheptan-2-one, acylcarnitines, acylcholines, C₁₋₁₀ alkyl esters thereof (e.g., methyl, isopropyl and t-butyl), and mono- and di-glycerides thereof (i.e., oleate, laurate, caprate, myristate, palmitate, stearate, linoleate, etc.) (Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, p.92; Muranishi, Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1990, 7, 1-33; El Hariri et al., J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 1992, 44, 651-654).

[0126] Bile salts: The physiological role of bile includes the facilitation of dispersion and absorption of lipids and fat-soluble vitamins (Brunton, Chapter 38 in: Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th Ed., Hardman et al. Eds., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp. 934-935). Various natural bile salts, and their synthetic derivatives, act as penetration enhancers. Thus the term “bile salts” includes any of the naturally occurring components of bile as well as any of their synthetic derivatives. The bile salts of the invention include, for example, cholic acid (or its pharmaceutically acceptable sodium salt, sodium cholate), dehydrocholic acid (sodium dehydrocholate), deoxycholic acid (sodium deoxycholate), glucholic acid (sodium glucholate), glycholic acid (sodium glycocholate), glycodeoxycholic acid (sodium glycodeoxycholate), taurocholic acid (sodium taurocholate), taurodeoxycholic acid (sodium taurodeoxycholate), chenodeoxycholic acid (sodium chenodeoxycholate), ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), sodium tauro-24,25-dihydro-fusidate (STDHF), sodium glycodihydrofusidate and polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether (POE) (Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, page 92; Swinyard, Chapter 39 In: Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Ed., Gennaro, ed., Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 1990, pages 782-783; Muranishi, Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1990, 7, 1-33; Yamamoto et al., J. Pharm. Exp. Ther., 1992, 263, 25; Yamashita et al., J. Pharm. Sci., 1990, 79, 579-583).

[0127] Chelating Agents: Chelating agents, as used in connection with the present invention, can be defined as compounds that remove metallic ions from solution by forming complexes therewith, with the result that absorption of oligonucleotides through the mucosa is enhanced. With regards to their use as penetration enhancers in the present invention, chelating agents have the added advantage of also serving as DNase inhibitors, as most characterized DNA nucleases require a divalent metal ion for catalysis and are thus inhibited by chelating agents (Jarrett, J. Chromatogr., 1993, 618, 315-339). Chelating agents of the invention include but are not limited to disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), citric acid, salicylates (e.g., sodium salicylate, 5-methoxysalicylate and homovanilate), N-acyl derivatives of collagen, laureth-9 and N-amino acyl derivatives of beta-diketones (enamines)(Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, page 92; Muranishi, Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1990, 7, 1-33; Buur et al., J. Control Rel., 1990, 14, 43-51).

[0128] Non-chelating non-surfactants: As used herein, non-chelating non-surfactant penetration enhancing compounds can be defined as compounds that demonstrate insignificant activity as chelating agents or as surfactants but that nonetheless enhance absorption of oligonucleotides through the alimentary mucosa (Muranishi, Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1990, 7, 1-33). This class of penetration enhancers include, for example, unsaturated cyclic ureas, 1-alkyl- and 1-alkenylazacyclo-alkanone derivatives (Lee et al., Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 1991, page 92); and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as diclofenac sodium, indomethacin and phenylbutazone (Yamashita et al., J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 1987, 39, 621-626).

[0129] Agents that enhance uptake of oligonucleotides at the cellular level may also be added to the pharmaceutical and other compositions of the present invention. For example, cationic lipids, such as lipofectin (Junichi et al, U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,188), cationic glycerol derivatives, and polycationic molecules, such as polylysine (Lollo et al., PCT Application WO 97/30731), are also known to enhance the cellular uptake of oligonucleotides.

[0130] Other agents may be utilized to enhance the penetration of the administered nucleic acids, including glycols such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, pyrrols such as 2-pyrrol, azones, and terpenes such as limonene and menthone.

[0131] Carriers

[0132] Certain compositions of the present invention also incorporate carrier compounds in the formulation. As used herein, “carrier compound” or “carrier” can refer to a nucleic acid, or analog thereof, which is inert (i.e., does not possess biological activity per se) but is recognized as a nucleic acid by in vivo processes that reduce the bioavailability of a nucleic acid having biological activity by, for example, degrading the biologically active nucleic acid or promoting its removal from circulation. The coadministration of a nucleic acid and a carrier compound, typically with an excess of the latter substance, can result in a substantial reduction of the amount of nucleic acid recovered in the liver, kidney or other extracirculatory reservoirs, presumably due to competition between the carrier compound and the nucleic acid for a common receptor. For example, the recovery of a partially phosphorothioate oligonucleotide in hepatic tissue can be reduced when it is coadministered with polyinosinic acid, dextran sulfate, polycytidic acid or 4-acetamido-4′isothiocyano-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid (Miyao et al., Antisense Res. Dev., 1995, 5, 115-121; Takakura et al., Antisense & Nucl. Acid Drug Dev., 1996, 6, 177-183).

[0133] Excipients

[0134] In contrast to a carrier compound, a “pharmaceutical carrier” or “excipient” is a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, suspending agent or any other pharmacologically inert vehicle for delivering one or more nucleic acids to an animal. The excipient may be liquid or solid and is selected, with the planned manner of administration in mind, so as to provide for the desired bulk, consistency, etc., when combined with a nucleic acid and the other components of a given pharmaceutical composition. Typical pharmaceutical carriers include, but are not limited to, binding agents (e.g., pregelatinized maize starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, etc.); fillers (e.g., lactose and other sugars, microcrystalline cellulose, pectin, gelatin, calcium sulfate, ethyl cellulose, polyacrylates or calcium hydrogen phosphate, etc.); lubricants (e.g., magnesium stearate, talc, silica, colloidal silicon dioxide, stearic acid, metallic stearates, hydrogenated vegetable oils, corn starch, polyethylene glycols, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, etc.); disintegrants (e.g., starch, sodium starch glycolate, etc.); and wetting agents (e.g., sodium lauryl sulphate, etc.).

[0135] Pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic excipient suitable for non-parenteral administration which do not deleteriously react with nucleic acids can also be used to formulate the compositions of the present invention. Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, water, salt solutions, alcohols, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, lactose, amylose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, hydroxymethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and the like.

[0136] Formulations for topical administration of nucleic acids may include sterile and non-sterile aqueous solutions, non-aqueous solutions in common solvents such as alcohols, or solutions of the nucleic acids in liquid or solid oil bases. The solutions may also contain buffers, diluents and other suitable additives. Pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic excipients suitable for non-parenteral administration which do not deleteriously react with nucleic acids can be used.

[0137] Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients include, but are not limited to, water, salt solutions, alcohol, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, lactose, amylose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, hydroxymethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and the like.

[0138] Other Components

[0139] The compositions of the present invention may additionally contain other adjunct components conventionally found in pharmaceutical compositions, at their art-established usage levels. Thus, for example, the compositions may contain additional, compatible, pharmaceutically-active materials such as, for example, antipruritics, astringents, local anesthetics or anti-inflammatory agents, or may contain additional materials useful in physically formulating various dosage forms of the compositions of the present invention, such as dyes, flavoring agents, preservatives, antioxidants, opacifiers, thickening agents and stabilizers. However, such materials, when added, should not unduly interfere with the biological activities of the components of the compositions of the present invention. The formulations can be sterilized and, if desired, mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously interact with the nucleic acid(s) of the formulation.

[0140] Aqueous suspensions may contain substances which increase the viscosity of the suspension including, for example, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and/or dextran. The suspension may also contain stabilizers.

[0141] Certain embodiments of the invention provide pharmaceutical compositions containing (a) one or more antisense compounds and (b) one or more other chemotherapeutic agents which function by a non-antisense mechanism. Examples of such chemotherapeutic agents include but are not limited to daunorubicin, daunomycin, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, esorubicin, bleomycin, mafosfamide, ifosfamide, cytosine arabinoside, bis-chloroethylnitrosurea, busulfan, mitomycin C, actinomycin D, mithramycin, prednisone, hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, tamoxifen, dacarbazine, procarbazine, hexamethylmelamine, pentamethylmelamine, mitoxantrone, amsacrine, chlorambucil, methylcyclohexylnitrosurea, nitrogen mustards, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-azacytidine, hydroxyurea, deoxycoformycin, 4-hydroxyperoxycyclophosphoramide, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (5-FUdR), methotrexate (MTX), colchicine, taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, etoposide (VP-16), trimetrexate, irinotecan, topotecan, gemcitabine, teniposide, cisplatin and diethylstilbestrol (DES). See, generally, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 15th Ed. 1987, pp. 1206-1228, Berkow et al., eds., Rahway, N.J. When used with the compounds of the invention, such chemotherapeutic agents may be used individually (e.g., 5-FU and oligonucleotide), sequentially (e.g., 5-FU and oligonucleotide for a period of time followed by MTX and oligonucleotide), or in combination with one or more other such chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., 5-FU, MTX and oligonucleotide, or 5-FU, radiotherapy and oligonucleotide). Anti-inflammatory drugs, including but not limited to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids, and antiviral drugs, including but not limited to ribivirin, vidarabine, acyclovir and ganciclovir, may also be combined in compositions of the invention. See, generally, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 15th Ed., Berkow et al., eds., 1987, Rahway, N.J., pages 2499-2506 and 46-49, respectively). Other non-antisense chemotherapeutic agents are also within the scope of this invention. Two or more combined compounds may be used together or sequentially.

[0142] In another related embodiment, compositions of the invention may contain one or more antisense compounds, particularly oligonucleotides, targeted to a first nucleic acid and one or more additional antisense compounds targeted to a second nucleic acid target. Numerous examples of antisense compounds are known in the art. Two or more combined compounds may be used together or sequentially.

[0143] The formulation of therapeutic compositions and their subsequent administration is believed to be within the skill of those in the art. Dosing is dependent on severity and responsiveness of the disease state to be treated, with the course of treatment lasting from several days to several months, or until a cure is effected or a diminution of the disease state is achieved. Optimal dosing schedules can be calculated from measurements of drug accumulation in the body of the patient. Persons of ordinary skill can easily determine optimum dosages, dosing methodologies and repetition rates. Optimum dosages may vary depending on the relative potency of individual oligonucleotides, and can generally be estimated based on EC₅₀s found to be effective in in vitro and in vivo animal models. In general, dosage is from 0.01 ug to 100 g per kg of body weight, and may be given once or more daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, or even once every 2 to 20 years. Persons of ordinary skill in the art can easily estimate repetition rates for dosing based on measured residence times and concentrations of the drug in bodily fluids or tissues. Following successful treatment, it may be desirable to have the patient undergo maintenance therapy to prevent the recurrence of the disease state, wherein the oligonucleotide is administered in maintenance doses, ranging from 0.01 ug to 100 g per kg of body weight, once or more daily, to once every 20 years.

[0144] While the present invention has been described with specificity in accordance with certain of its preferred embodiments, the following examples serve only to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the same.

EXAMPLES Example 1

[0145] Nucleoside Phosphoramidites for Oligonucleotide Synthesis Deoxy and 2′-alkoxy Amidites

[0146] 2′-Deoxy and 2′-methoxy beta-cyanoethyldiisopropyl phosphoramidites were purchased from commercial sources (e.g. Chemgenes, Needham Mass. or Glen Research, Inc. Sterling Va.). Other 2′-O-alkoxy substituted nucleoside amidites are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,506,351, herein incorporated by reference. For oligonucleotides synthesized using 2′-alkoxy amidites, optimized synthesis cycles were developed that incorporate multiple steps coupling longer wait times relative to standard synthesis cycles.

[0147] The following abbreviations are used in the text: thin layer chromatography (TLC), melting point (MP), high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), argon (Ar), methanol (MeOH), dichloromethane (CH₂Cl₂), triethylamine (TEA), dimethyl formamide (DMF), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), tetrahydrofuran (THF).

[0148] Oligonucleotides containing 5-methyl-2′-deoxycytidine (5-Me-dC) nucleotides were synthesized according to published methods (Sanghvi, et. al., Nucleic Acids Research, 1993, 21, 3197-3203) using commercially available phosphoramidites (Glen Research, Sterling Va. or ChemGenes, Needham Mass.) or prepared as follows:

[0149] Preparation of 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-thymidine Intermediate for 5-methyl dC Amidite

[0150] To a 50 L glass reactor equipped with air stirrer and Ar gas line was added thymidine (1.00 kg, 4.13 mol) in anhydrous pyridine (6 L) at ambient temperature. Dimethoxytrityl (DMT) chloride (1.47 kg, 4.34 mol, 1.05 eq) was added as a solid in four portions over 1 h. After 30 min, TLC indicated approx. 95% product, 2% thymidine, 5% DMT reagent and by-products and 2% 3′,5′-bis DMT product (R_(f) in EtOAc 0.45, 0.05, 0.98, 0.95 respectively). Saturated sodium bicarbonate (4 L) and CH₂Cl₂ were added with stirring (pH of the aqueous layer 7.5). An additional 18 L of water was added, the mixture was stirred, the phases were separated, and the organic layer was transferred to a second 50 L vessel. The aqueous layer was extracted with additional CH₂Cl₂ (2×2 L). The combined organic layer was washed with water (10 L) and then concentrated in a rotary evaporator to approx. 3.6 kg total weight. This was redissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (3.5 L), added to the reactor followed by water (6 L) and hexanes (13 L). The mixture was vigorously stirred and seeded to give a fine white suspended solid starting at the interface. After stirring for 1 h, the suspension was removed by suction through a ½″ diameter teflon tube into a 20 L suction flask, poured onto a 25 cm Coors Buchner funnel, washed with water (2×3 L) and a mixture of hexanes —CH₂Cl₂ (4:1, 2×3 L) and allowed to air dry overnight in pans (1″ deep). This was further dried in a vacuum oven (75° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 48 h) to a constant weight of 2072 g (93%) of a white solid, (mp 122-124° C.). TLC indicated a trace contamination of the bis DMT product. NMR spectroscopy also indicated that 1-2 mole percent pyridine and about 5 mole percent of hexanes was still present.

[0151] Preparation of 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-deoxy-5-methylcytidine Intermediate for 5-methyl-dC Amidite

[0152] To a 50 L Schott glass-lined steel reactor equipped with an electric stirrer, reagent addition pump (connected to an addition funnel), heating/cooling system, internal thermometer and an Ar gas line was added 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-thymidine (3.00 kg, 5.51 mol), anhydrous acetonitrile (25 L) and TEA (12.3 L, 88.4 mol, 16 eq). The mixture was chilled with stirring to −10° C. internal temperature (external −20° C.). Trimethylsilylchloride (2.1 L, 16.5 mol, 3.0 eq) was added over 30 minutes while maintaining the internal temperature below −5° C., followed by a wash of anhydrous acetonitrile (1 L). Note: the reaction is mildly exothermic and copious hydrochloric acid fumes form over the course of the addition. The reaction was allowed to warm to 0° C. and the reaction progress was confirmed by TLC (EtOAc-hexanes 4:1; R_(f) 0.43 to 0.84 of starting material and silyl product, respectively). Upon completion, triazole (3.05 kg, 44 mol, 8.0 eq) was added the reaction was cooled to −20° C. internal temperature (external −30° C.). Phosphorous oxychloride (1035 mL, 11.1 mol, 2.01 eq) was added over 60 min so as to maintain the temperature between −20° C. and −10° C. during the strongly exothermic process, followed by a wash of anhydrous acetonitrile (1 L). The reaction was warmed to 0° C. and stirred for 1 h. TLC indicated a complete conversion to the triazole product (R_(f) 0.83 to 0.34 with the product spot glowing in long wavelength UV light). The reaction mixture was a peach-colored thick suspension, which turned darker red upon warming without apparent decomposition. The reaction was cooled to −15° C. internal temperature and water (5 L) was slowly added at a rate to maintain the temperature below +10° C. in order to quench the reaction and to form a homogenous solution. (Caution: this reaction is initially very strongly exothermic). Approximately one-half of the reaction volume (22 L) was transferred by air pump to another vessel, diluted with EtOAc (12 L) and extracted with water (2×8 L). The combined water layers were back-extracted with EtOAc (6 L). The water layer was discarded and the organic layers were concentrated in a 20 L rotary evaporator to an oily foam. The foam was coevaporated with anhydrous acetonitrile (4 L) to remove EtOAc. (note: dioxane may be used instead of anhydrous acetonitrile if dried to a hard foam). The second half of the reaction was treated in the same way. Each residue was dissolved in dioxane (3 L) and concentrated ammonium hydroxide (750 mL) was added. A homogenous solution formed in a few minutes and the reaction was allowed to stand overnight (although the reaction is complete within 1 h).

[0153] TLC indicated a complete reaction (product R_(f) 0.35 in EtOAc-MeOH 4:1). The reaction solution was concentrated on a rotary evaporator to a dense foam. Each foam was slowly redissolved in warm EtOAc (4 L; 50° C.), combined in a 50 L glass reactor vessel, and extracted with water (2×4L) to remove the triazole by-product. The water was back-extracted with EtOAc (2 L). The organic layers were combined and concentrated to about 8 kg total weight, cooled to 0° C. and seeded with crystalline product. After 24 hours, the first crop was collected on a 25 cm Coors Buchner funnel and washed repeatedly with EtOAc (3×3L) until a white powder was left and then washed with ethyl ether (2×3L). The solid was put in pans (1″ deep) and allowed to air dry overnight. The filtrate was concentrated to an oil, then redissolved in EtOAc (2 L), cooled and seeded as before. The second crop was collected and washed as before (with proportional solvents) and the filtrate was first extracted with water (2×1L) and then concentrated to an oil. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc (1 L) and yielded a third crop which was treated as above except that more washing was required to remove a yellow oily layer.

[0154] After air-drying, the three crops were dried in a vacuum oven (50° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 24 h) to a constant weight (1750, 600 and 200 g, respectively) and combined to afford 2550 g (85%) of a white crystalline product (MP 215-217° C.) when TLC and NMR spectroscopy indicated purity. The mother liquor still contained mostly product (as determined by TLC) and a small amount of triazole (as determined by NMR spectroscopy), bis DMT product and unidentified minor impurities. If desired, the mother liquor can be purified by silica gel chromatography using a gradient of MeOH (0-25%) in EtOAc to further increase the yield.

[0155] Preparation of 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-deoxy-N-4-benzoyl-5-methylcytidine Penultimate Intermediate for 5-methyl dC Amidite

[0156] Crystalline 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-5-methyl-2′-deoxycytidine (2000 g, 3.68 mol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (6.0 kg) at ambient temperature in a 50 L glass reactor vessel equipped with an air stirrer and argon line. Benzoic anhydride (Chem Impex not Aldrich, 874 g, 3.86 mol, 1.05 eq) was added and the reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 8 h. TLC (CH₂Cl₂-EtOAc; CH₂Cl₂-EtOAc 4:1; R_(f) 0.25) indicated approx. 92% complete reaction. An additional amount of benzoic anhydride (44 g, 0.19 mol) was added. After a total of 18 h, TLC indicated approx. 96% reaction completion. The solution was diluted with EtOAc (20 L), TEA (1020 mL, 7.36 mol, ca 2.0 eq) was added with stirring, and the mixture was extracted with water (15 L, then 2×10 L). The aqueous layer was removed (no back-extraction was needed) and the organic layer was concentrated in 2×20 L rotary evaporator flasks until a foam began to form. The residues were coevaporated with acetonitrile (1.5 L each) and dried (0.1 mm Hg, 25° C., 24 h) to 2520 g of a dense foam. High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed a contamination of 6.3% of N4, 3′-O-dibenzoyl product, but very little other impurities.

[0157] THe product was purified by Biotage column chromatography (5 kg Biotage) prepared with 65:35:1 hexanes-EtOAc-TEA (4L). The crude product (800 g),dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (2 L), was applied to the column. The column was washed with the 65:35:1 solvent mixture (20 kg), then 20:80:1 solvent mixture (10 kg), then 99:1 EtOAc:TEA (17 kg). The fractions containing the product were collected, and any fractions containing the product and impurities were retained to be resubjected to column chromatography. The column was re-equilibrated with the original 65:35:1 solvent mixture (17 kg). A second batch of crude product (840 g) was applied to the column as before. The column was washed with the following solvent gradients: 65:35:1 (9 kg), 55:45:1 (20 kg), 20:80:1 (10 kg), and 99:1 EtOAc:TEA(15 kg). The column was reequilibrated as above, and a third batch of the crude product (850 g) plus impure fractions recycled from the two previous columns (28 g) was purified following the procedure for the second batch. The fractions containing pure product combined and concentrated on a 20L rotary evaporator, co-evaporated with acetontirile (3 L) and dried (0.1 mm Hg, 48 h, 25° C.) to a constant weight of 2023 g (85%) of white foam and 20 g of slightly contaminated product from the third run. HPLC indicated a purity of 99.8% with the balance as the diBenzoyl product.

[0158] [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-deoxy-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methylcytidin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (5-methyl dC Amidite)

[0159] 5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-deoxy-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methylcytidine (998 g, 1.5 mol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (2 L). The solution was co-evaporated with toluene (300 ml) at 50° C. under reduced pressure, then cooled to room temperature and 2-cyanoethyl tetraisopropylphosphorodiamidite (680 g, 2.26 mol) and tetrazole (52.5 g, 0.75 mol) were added. The mixture was shaken until all tetrazole was dissolved, N-methylimidazole (15 ml) was added and the mixture was left at room temperature for 5 hours. TEA (300 ml) was added, the mixture was diluted with DMF (2.5 L) and water (600 ml), and extracted with hexane (3×3 L). The mixture was diluted with water (1.2 L) and extracted with a mixture of toluene (7.5 L) and hexane (6 L). The two layers were separated, the upper layer was washed with DMF-water (7:3 v/v, 3×2 L) and water (3×2 L), and the phases were separated. The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and rotary evaporated. The residue was co-evaporated with acetonitrile (2×2 L) under reduced pressure and dried to a constant weight (25° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 40 h) to afford 1250 g an off-white foam solid (96%).

[0160] 2′-Fluoro Amidites

[0161] 2′-Fluorodeoxyadenosine Amidites

[0162] 2′-fluoro oligonucleotides were synthesized as described previously [Kawasaki, et. al., J. Med. Chem., 1993, 36, 831-841] and U.S. Pat. No. 5,670,633, herein incorporated by reference. The preparation of 2′-fluoropyrimidines containing a 5-methyl substitution are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,861,493. Briefly, the protected nucleoside N6-benzoyl-2′-deoxy-2′-fluoroadenosine was synthesized utilizing commercially available 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine as starting material and whereby the 2′-alpha-fluoro atom is introduced by a S_(N)2-displacement of a 2′-beta-triflate group. Thus N6-benzoyl-9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine was selectively protected in moderate yield as the 3′,5′-ditetrahydropyranyl (THP) intermediate. Deprotection of the THP and N6-benzoyl groups was accomplished using standard methodologies to obtain the 5′-dimethoxytrityl-(DMT) and 5′-DMT-3′-phosphoramidite intermediates.

[0163] 2′-Fluorodeoxyguanosine

[0164] The synthesis of 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoroguanosine was accomplished using tetraisopropyldisiloxanyl (TPDS) protected 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosylguanine as starting material, and conversion to the intermediate isobutyryl-arabinofuranosylguanosine. Alternatively, isobutyryl-arabinofuranosylguanosine was prepared as described by Ross et al., (Nucleosides & Nucleosides, 16, 1645, 1997). Deprotection of the TPDS group was followed by protection of the hydroxyl group with THP to give isobutyryl di-THP protected arabinofuranosylguanine. Selective O-deacylation and triflation was followed by treatment of the crude product with fluoride, then deprotection of the THP groups. Standard methodologies were used to obtain the 5′-DMT- and 5′-DMT-3′-phosphoramidites.

[0165] 2′-Fluorouridine

[0166] Synthesis of 2′-deoxy-2′-fluorouridine was accomplished by the modification of a literature procedure in which 2,2′-anhydro-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil was treated with 70% hydrogen fluoride-pyridine. Standard procedures were used to obtain the 5′-DMT and 5′-DMT-3′phosphoramidites.

[0167] 2′-Fluorodeoxycytidine

[0168] 2′-deoxy-2′-fluorocytidine was synthesized via amination of 2′-deoxy-2′-fluorouridine, followed by selective protection to give N4-benzoyl-2′-deoxy-2′-fluorocytidine. Standard procedures were used to obtain the 5′-DMT and 5′-DMT-3′phosphoramidites.

[0169] 2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl) Modified Amidites

[0170] 2′-O-Methoxyethyl-substituted nucleoside amidites (otherwise known as MOE amidites) are prepared as follows, or alternatively, as per the methods of Martin, P., (Helvetica Chimica Acta, 1995, 78, 486-504).

[0171] Preparation of 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridine Intermediate

[0172] 2,2′-Anhydro-5-methyl-uridine (2000 g, 8.32 mol), tris(2-methoxyethyl)borate (2504 g, 10.60 mol), sodium bicarbonate (60 g, 0.70 mol) and anhydrous 2-methoxyethanol (5 L) were combined in a 12 L three necked flask and heated to 130° C. (internal temp) at atmospheric pressure, under an argon atmosphere with stirring for 21 h. TLC indicated a complete reaction. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure until a sticky gum formed (50-85° C. bath temp and 100-11 mm Hg) and the residue was redissolved in water (3 L) and heated to boiling for 30 min in order the hydrolyze the borate esters. The water was removed under reduced pressure until a foam began to form and then the process was repeated. HPLC indicated about 77% product, 15% dimer (5′ of product attached to 2′ of starting material) and unknown derivatives, and the balance was a single unresolved early eluting peak.

[0173] The gum was redissolved in brine (3 L), and the flask was rinsed with additional brine (3 L). The combined aqueous solutions were extracted with chloroform (20 L) in a heavier-than continuous extractor for 70 h. The chloroform layer was concentrated by rotary evaporation in a 20 L flask to a sticky foam (2400 g). This was coevaporated with MeOH (400 mL) and EtOAc (8 L) at 75° C. and 0.65 atm until the foam dissolved at which point the vacuum was lowered to about 0.5 atm. After 2.5 L of distillate was collected a precipitate began to form and the flask was removed from the rotary evaporator and stirred until the suspension reached ambient temperature. EtOAc (2 L) was added and the slurry was filtered on a 25 cm table top Buchner funnel and the product was washed with EtOAc (3×2 L). The bright white solid was air dried in pans for 24 h then further dried in a vacuum oven (50° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 24 h) to afford 1649 g of a white crystalline solid (mp 115.5-116.5° C.).

[0174] The brine layer in the 20 L continuous extractor was further extracted for 72 h with recycled chloroform. The chloroform was concentrated to 120 g of oil and this was combined with the mother liquor from the above filtration (225 g), dissolved in brine (250 mL) and extracted once with chloroform (250 mL). The brine solution was continuously extracted and the product was crystallized as described above to afford an additional 178 g of crystalline product containing about 2% of thymine. The combined yield was 1827 g (69.4%). HPLC indicated about 99.5% purity with the balance being the dimer.

[0175] Preparation of 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridine Penultimate Intermediate

[0176] In a 50 L glass-lined steel reactor, 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-uridine (MOE-T, 1500 g, 4.738 mol), lutidine (1015 g, 9.476 mol) were dissolved in anhydrous acetonitrile (15 L). The solution was stirred rapidly and chilled to −10° C. (internal temperature). Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl chloride (1765.7 g, 5.21 mol) was added as a solid in one portion. The reaction was allowed to warm to −2° C. over 1 h. (Note: The reaction was monitored closely by TLC (EtOAc) to determine when to stop the reaction so as to not generate the undesired bis-DMT substituted side product). The reaction was allowed to warm from −2 to 3° C. over 25 min. then quenched by adding MeOH (300 mL) followed after 10 min by toluene (16 L) and water (16 L). The solution was transferred to a clear 50 L vessel with a bottom outlet, vigorously stirred for 1 minute, and the layers separated. The aqueous layer was removed and the organic layer was washed successively with 10% aqueous citric acid (8 L) and water (12 L). The product was then extracted into the aqueous phase by washing the toluene solution with aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.5N, 16 L and 8 L). The combined aqueous layer was overlayed with toluene (12 L) and solid citric acid (8 moles, 1270 g) was added with vigorous stirring to lower the pH of the aqueous layer to 5.5 and extract the product into the toluene. The organic layer was washed with water (10 L) and TLC of the organic layer indicated a trace of DMT-O-Me, bis DMT and dimer DMT.

[0177] The toluene solution was applied to a silica gel column (6 L sintered glass funnel containing approx. 2 kg of silica gel slurried with toluene (2 L) and TEA(25 mL)) and the fractions were eluted with toluene (12 L) and EtOAc (3×4 L) using vacuum applied to a filter flask placed below the column. The first EtOAc fraction containing both the desired product and impurities were resubjected to column chromatography as above. The clean fractions were combined, rotary evaporated to a foam, coevaporated with acetonitrile (6 L) and dried in a vacuum oven (0.1 mm Hg, 40 h, 40° C.) to afford 2850 g of a white crisp foam. NMR spectroscopy indicated a 0.25 mole % remainder of acetonitrile (calculates to be approx. 47 g) to give a true dry weight of 2803 g (96%). HPLC indicated that the product was 99.41% pure, with the remainder being 0.06 DMT-O-Me, 0.10 unknown, 0.44 bis DMT, and no detectable dimer DMT or 3′-O-DMT.

[0178] Preparation of [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE T Amidite)

[0179] 5′-O— (4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyluridine (1237 g, 2.0 mol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (2.5 L). The solution was co-evaporated with toluene (200 ml) at 50° C. under reduced pressure, then cooled to room temperature and 2-cyanoethyl tetraisopropylphosphorodiamidite (900 g, 3.0 mol) and tetrazole (70 g, 1.0 mol) were added. The mixture was shaken until all tetrazole was dissolved, N-methylimidazole (20 ml) was added and the solution was left at room temperature for 5 hours. TEA (300 ml) was added, the mixture was diluted with DMF (3.5 L) and water (600 ml) and extracted with hexane (3×3L). The mixture was diluted with water (1.6 L) and extracted with the mixture of toluene (12 L) and hexanes (9 L). The upper layer was washed with DMF-water (7:3 v/v, 3×3 L) and water (3×3 L). The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and evaporated. The residue was co-evaporated with acetonitrile (2×2 L) under reduced pressure and dried in a vacuum oven (25° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 40 h) to afford 1526 g of an off-white foamy solid (95%).

[0180] Preparation of 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methylcytidine Intermediate

[0181] To a 50 L Schott glass-lined steel reactor equipped with an electric stirrer, reagent addition pump (connected to an addition funnel), heating/cooling system, internal thermometer and argon gas line was added 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-uridine (2.616 kg, 4.23 mol, purified by base extraction only and no scrub column), anhydrous acetonitrile (20 L), and TEA (9.5 L, 67.7 mol, 16 eq). The mixture was chilled with stirring to −10° C. internal temperature (external −20° C.).

[0182] Trimethylsilylchloride (1.60 L, 12.7 mol, 3.0 eq) was added over 30 min. while maintaining the internal temperature below −5° C., followed by a wash of anhydrous acetonitrile (1 L). (Note: the reaction is mildly exothermic and copious hydrochloric acid fumes form over the course of the addition). The reaction was allowed to warm to 0° C. and the reaction progress was confirmed by TLC (EtOAc, R_(f) 0.68 and 0.87 for starting material and silyl product, respectively). Upon completion, triazole (2.34 kg, 33.8 mol, 8.0 eq) was added the reaction was cooled to −20° C. internal temperature (external −30° C.). Phosphorous oxychloride (793 mL, 8.51 mol, 2.01 eq) was added slowly over 60 min so as to maintain the temperature between −20° C. and −10° C. (note: strongly exothermic), followed by a wash of anhydrous acetonitrile (1 L). The reaction was warmed to 0° C. and stirred for 1 h, at which point it was an off-white thick suspension. TLC indicated a complete conversion to the triazole product (EtOAc, R_(f) 0.87 to 0.75 with the product spot glowing in long wavelength UV light). The reaction was cooled to −15° C. and water (5 L) was slowly added at a rate to maintain the temperature below +10° C. in order to quench the reaction and to form a homogenous solution. (Caution: this reaction is initially very strongly exothermic). Approximately one-half of the reaction volume (22 L) was transferred by air pump to another vessel, diluted with EtOAc (12 L) and extracted with water (2×8 L). The second half of the reaction was treated in the same way. The combined aqueous layers were back-extracted with EtOAc (8 L) The organic layers were combined and concentrated in a 20 L rotary evaporator to an oily foam. The foam was coevaporated with anhydrous acetonitrile (4 L) to remove EtOAc. (note: dioxane may be used instead of anhydrous acetonitrile if dried to a hard foam). The residue was dissolved in dioxane (2 L) and concentrated ammonium hydroxide (750 mL) was added. A homogenous solution formed in a few minutes and the reaction was allowed to stand overnight

[0183] TLC indicated a complete reaction (CH₂Cl₂-acetone-MeOH, 20:5:3, R_(f) 0.51). The reaction solution was concentrated on a rotary evaporator to a dense foam and slowly redissolved in warm CH₂Cl₂ (4 L, 40° C.) and transferred to a 20 L glass extraction vessel equipped with a air-powered stirrer. The organic layer was extracted with water (2×6 L) to remove the triazole by-product. (Note: In the first extraction an emulsion formed which took about 2 h to resolve). The water layer was back-extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (2×2 L), which in turn was washed with water (3 L). The combined organic layer was concentrated in 2×20 L flasks to a gum and then recrystallized from EtOAc seeded with crystalline product. After sitting overnight, the first crop was collected on a 25 cm Coors Buchner funnel and washed repeatedly with EtOAc until a white free-flowing powder was left (about 3×3 L). The filtrate was concentrated to an oil recrystallized from EtOAc, and collected as above. The solid was air-dried in pans for 48 h, then further dried in a vacuum oven (50° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 17 h) to afford 2248 g of a bright white, dense solid (86%). An HPLC analysis indicated both crops to be 99.4% pure and NMR spectroscopy indicated only a faint trace of EtOAc remained.

[0184] Preparation of 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N-4-benzoyl-5-methyl-cytidine Penultimate Intermediate:

[0185] Crystalline 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-cytidine (1000 g, 1.62 mol) was suspended in anhydrous DMF (3 kg) at ambient temperature and stirred under an Ar atmosphere. Benzoic anhydride (439.3 g, 1.94 mol) was added in one portion. The solution clarified after 5 hours and was stirred for 16 h. HPLC indicated 0.45% starting material remained (as well as 0.32% N4, 3′-O-bis Benzoyl). An additional amount of benzoic anhydride (6.0 g, 0.0265 mol) was added and after 17 h, HPLC indicated no starting material was present. TEA (450 mL, 3.24 mol) and toluene (6 L) were added with stirring for 1 minute. The solution was washed with water (4×4 L), and brine (2×4 L). The organic layer was partially evaporated on a 20 L rotary evaporator to remove 4 L of toluene and traces of water. HPLC indicated that the bis benzoyl side product was present as a 6% impurity. The residue was diluted with toluene (7 L) and anhydrous DMSO (200 mL, 2.82 mol) and sodium hydride (60% in oil, 70 g, 1.75 mol) was added in one portion with stirring at ambient temperature over 1 h. The reaction was quenched by slowly adding then washing with aqueous citric acid (10%, 100 mL over 10 min, then 2×4 L), followed by aqueous sodium bicarbonate (2%, 2 L), water (2×4 L) and brine (4 L). The organic layer was concentrated on a 20 L rotary evaporator to about 2 L total volume. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (6 L Buchner funnel containing 1.5 kg of silica gel wetted with a solution of EtOAc-hexanes-TEA(70:29:1)). The product was eluted with the same solvent (30 L) followed by straight EtOAc (6 L). The fractions containing the product were combined, concentrated on a rotary evaporator to a foam and then dried in a vacuum oven (50° C., 0.2 mm Hg, 8 h) to afford 1155 g of a crisp, white foam (98%). HPLC indicated a purity of >99.7%.

[0186] Preparation of [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O— (2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methylcytidin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE 5-Me-C Amidite)

[0187] 5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-benzoyl-5-methylcytidine (1082 g, 1.5 mol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (2 L) and co-evaporated with toluene (300 ml) at 50° C. under reduced pressure. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and 2-cyanoethyl tetraisopropylphosphorodiamidite (680 g, 2.26 mol) and tetrazole (52.5 g, 0.75 mol) were added. The mixture was shaken until all tetrazole was dissolved, N-methylimidazole (30 ml) was added, and the mixture was left at room temperature for 5 hours. TEA (300 ml) was added, the mixture was diluted with DMF (1 L) and water (400 ml) and extracted with hexane (3×3 L). The mixture was diluted with water (1.2 L) and extracted with a mixture of toluene (9 L) and hexanes (6 L). The two layers were separated and the upper layer was washed with DMF-water (60:40 v/v, 3×3 L) and water (3×2 L). The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and evaporated. The residue was co-evaporated with acetonitrile (2×2 L) under reduced pressure and dried in a vacuum oven (25° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 40 h) to afford 1336 g of an off-white foam (97%).

[0188] Preparation of [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁶-benzoyladenosin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE A Amdite)

[0189] 5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁶-benzoyladenosine (purchased from Reliable Biopharmaceutical, St. Lois, Mo.), 1098 g, 1.5 mol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (3 L) and co-evaporated with toluene (300 ml) at 50° C. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and 2-cyanoethyl tetraisopropylphosphorodiamidite (680 g, 2.26 mol) and tetrazole (78.8 g, 1.24 mol) were added. The mixture was shaken until all tetrazole was dissolved, N-methylimidazole (30 ml) was added, and mixture was left at room temperature for 5 hours. TEA (300 ml) was added, the mixture was diluted with DMF (1 L) and water (400 ml) and extracted with hexanes (3×3 L). The mixture was diluted with water (1.4 L) and extracted with the mixture of toluene (9 L) and hexanes (6 L). The two layers were separated and the upper layer was washed with DMF-water (60:40, v/v, 3×3 L) and water (3×2 L). The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and evaporated to a sticky foam. The residue was co-evaporated with acetonitrile (2.5 L) under reduced pressure and dried in a vacuum oven (25° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 40 h) to afford 1350 g of an off-white foam solid (96%).

[0190] Prepartion of [5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-isobutyrylguanosin-3′-O-yl]-2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite (MOE G Amidite)

[0191] 5′-O-(4,4′-Dimethoxytriphenylmethyl)-2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-N⁴-isobutyrlguanosine (purchased from Reliable Biopharmaceutical, St. Louis, Mo., 1426 g, 2.0 mol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (2 L). The solution was co-evaporated with toluene (200 ml) at 50° C., cooled to room temperature and 2-cyanoethyl tetraisopropylphosphorodiamidite (900 g, 3.0 mol) and tetrazole (68 g, 0.97 mol) were added. The mixture was shaken until all tetrazole was dissolved, N-methylimidazole (30 ml) was added, and the mixture was left at room temperature for 5 hours. TEA (300 ml) was added, the mixture was diluted with DMF (2 L) and water (600 ml) and extracted with hexanes (3×3 L). The mixture was diluted with water (2 L) and extracted with a mixture of toluene (10 L) and hexanes (5 L). The two layers were separated and the upper layer was washed with DMF-water (60:40, v/v, 3×3 L). EtOAc (4 L) was added and the solution was washed with water (3×4 L). The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and evaporated to approx. 4 kg. Hexane (4 L) was added, the mixture was shaken for 10 min, and the supernatant liquid was decanted. The residue was co-evaporated with acetonitrile (2×2 L) under reduced pressure and dried in a vacuum oven (25° C., 0.1 mm Hg, 40 h) to afford 1660 g of an off-white foamy solid (91%).

[0192] 2′-O-(Aminooxyethyl) nucleoside amidites and 2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl) Nucleoside Amidites

[0193] 2′-(Dimethylaminooxyethoxy) Nucleoside Amidites

[0194] 2′-(Dimethylaminooxyethoxy) nucleoside amidites (also known in the art as 2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl) nucleoside amidites) are prepared as described in the following paragraphs. Adenosine, cytidine and guanosine nucleoside amidites are prepared similarly to the thymidine (5-methyluridine) except the exocyclic amines are protected with a benzoyl moiety in the case of adenosine and cytidine and with isobutyryl in the case of guanosine.

[0195] 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-O²-2′-anhydro-5-methyluridine

[0196] O²-2′-anhydro-5-methyluridine (Pro. Bio. Sint., Varese, Italy, 100.0 g, 0.416 mmol), dimethylaminopyridine (0.66 g, 0.013 eq, 0.0054 mmol) were dissolved in dry pyridine (500 ml) at ambient temperature under an argon atmosphere and with mechanical stirring. tert-Butyldiphenylchlorosilane (125.8 g, 119.0 mL, 1.1 eq, 0.458 mmol) was added in one portion. The reaction was stirred for 16 h at ambient temperature. TLC (R_(f) 0.22, EtOAc) indicated a complete reaction. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to a thick oil. This was partitioned between CH₂Cl₂ (1 L) and saturated sodium bicarbonate (2×1 L) and brine (1 L). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to a thick oil. The oil was dissolved in a 1:1 mixture of EtOAc and ethyl ether (600 mL) and cooling the solution to −10° C. afforded a white crystalline solid which was collected by filtration, washed with ethyl ether (3×200 mL) and dried (40° C., 1 mm Hg, 24 h) to afford 149 g of white solid (74.8%). TLC and NMR spectroscopy were consistent with pure product.

[0197] 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-methyluridine

[0198] In the fume hood, ethylene glycol (350 mL, excess) was added cautiously with manual stirring to a 2 L stainless steel pressure reactor containing borane in tetrahydrofuran (1.0 M, 2.0 eq, 622 mL). (Caution: evolves hydrogen gas). 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-0²-2′-anhydro-5-methyluridine (149 g, 0.311 mol) and sodium bicarbonate (0.074 g, 0.003 eq) were added with manual stirring. The reactor was sealed and heated in an oil bath until an internal temperature of 160° C. was reached and then maintained for 16 h (pressure <100 psig). The reaction vessel was cooled to ambient temperature and opened. TLC (EtOAc, R_(f) 0.67 for desired product and R_(f) 0.82 for ara-T side product) indicated about 70% conversion to the product. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure (10 to 1 mm Hg) in a warm water bath (40-100° C.) with the more extreme conditions used to remove the ethylene glycol. (Alternatively, once the THF has evaporated the solution can be diluted with water and the product extracted into EtOAc). The residue was purified by column chromatography (2 kg silica gel, EtOAc-hexanes gradient 1:1 to 4:1). The appropriate fractions were combined, evaporated and dried to afford 84 g of a white crisp foam (50%), contaminated starting material (17.4 g, 12% recovery) and pure reusable starting material (20 g, 13% recovery). TLC and NMR spectroscopy were consistent with 99% pure product.

[0199] 2′-O-([2-phthalimidoxy)ethyl]-5′-t-butyldiphenylsilyl-5-methyluridine

[0200] 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-methyluridine (20 g, 36.98 mmol) was mixed with triphenylphosphine (11.63 g, 44.36 mmol) and N-hydroxyphthalimide (7.24 g, 44.36 mmol) and dried over P₂O₅ under high vacuum for two days at 40° C. The reaction mixture was flushed with argon and dissolved in dry THF (369.8 mL, Aldrich, sure seal bottle). Diethyl-azodicarboxylate (6.98 mL, 44.36 mmol) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture with the rate of addition maintained such that the resulting deep red coloration is just discharged before adding the next drop. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hrs., after which time TLC (EtOAc:hexane, 60:40) indicated that the reaction was complete. The solvent was evaporated in vacuuo and the residue purified by flash column chromatography (eluted with 60:40 EtOAc:hexane), to yield 2′-O-([2-phthalimidoxy)ethyl]-5′-t-butyldiphenylsilyl-5-methyluridine as white foam (21.819 g, 86%) upon rotary evaporation.

[0201] 5′-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[(2-formadoximinooxy)ethyl]-5-methyluridine

[0202] 2′-O-([2-phthalimidoxy)ethyl]-5′-t-butyldiphenylsilyl-5-methyluridine (3.1 g, 4.5 mmol) was dissolved in dry CH₂Cl₂ (4.5 mL) and methylhydrazine (300 mL, 4.64 mmol) was added dropwise at −10° C. to 0° C. After 1 h the mixture was filtered, the filtrate washed with ice cold CH₂Cl₂, and the combined organic phase was washed with water and brine and dried (anhydrous Na₂SO₄). The solution was filtered and evaporated to afford 2′-O-(aminooxyethyl) thymidine, which was then dissolved in MeOH (67.5 mL). Formaldehyde (20% aqueous solution, w/w, 1.1 eq.) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue was purified by column chromatography to yield 5′-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[(2-formadoximinooxy) ethyl]-5-methyluridine as white foam (1.95 g, 78%) upon rotary evaporation.

[0203] 5′-O-tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[N,N dimethylaminooxyethyl]-5-methyluridine

[0204] 5′-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[(2-formadoximinooxy)ethyl]-5-methyluridine (1.77 g, 3.12 mmol) was dissolved in a solution of 1M pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (PPTS) in dry MeOH (30.6 mL) and cooled to 10° C. under inert atmosphere. Sodium cyanoborohydride (0.39 g, 6.13 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred. After 10 minutes the reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. while the progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC (5% MeOH in CH₂Cl₂). Aqueous NaHCO₃ solution (5%, 10 mL) was added and the product was extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and evaporated to dryness. This entire procedure was repeated with the resulting residue, with the exception that formaldehyde (20% w/w, 30 mL, 3.37 mol) was added upon dissolution of the residue in the PPTS/MeOH solution. After the extraction and evaporation, the residue was purified by flash column chromatography and (eluted with 5% MeOH in CH₂Cl₂) to afford 5′-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[N,N-dimethylaminooxyethyl]-5-methyluridine as a white foam (14.6 g, 80%) upon rotary evaporation.

[0205] 2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine

[0206] Triethylamine trihydrofluoride (3.91 mL, 24.0 mmol) was dissolved in dry THF and TEA (1.67 mL, 12 mmol, dry, stored over KOH) and added to 5′-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2′-O-[N,N-dimethylaminooxyethyl]-5-methyluridine (1.40 g, 2.4 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 24 hrs and monitored by TLC (5% MeOH in CH₂Cl₂). The solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue purified by flash column chromatography (eluted with 10% MeOH in CH₂Cl₂) to afford 2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine (766 mg, 92.5%) upon rotary evaporation of the solvent.

[0207] 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine

[0208] 2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine (750 mg, 2.17 mmol) was dried over P₂O₅ under high vacuum overnight at 40° C., co-evaporated with anhydrous pyridine (20 mL), and dissolved in pyridine (11 mL) under argon atmosphere. 4-dimethylaminopyridine (26.5 mg, 2.60 mmol) and 4,4′-dimethoxytrityl chloride (880 mg, 2.60 mmol) were added to the pyridine solution and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature until all of the starting material had reacted. Pyridine was removed under vacuum and the residue was purified by column chromatography (eluted with 10% MeOH in CH₂Cl₂ containing a few drops of pyridine) to yield 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(dimethylamino-oxyethyl)-5-methyluridine (1.13 g, 80%) upon rotary evaporation.

[0209] 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(2-N,N-dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine-3′-[(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite]

[0210] 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine (1.08 g, 1.67 mmol) was co-evaporated with toluene (20 mL), N,N-diisopropylamine tetrazonide (0.29 g, 1.67 mmol) was added and the mixture was dried over P₂O₅ under high vacuum overnight at 40° C. This was dissolved in anhydrous acetonitrile (8.4 mL) and 2-cyanoethyl-N,N,N¹,N¹-tetraisopropylphosphoramidite (2.12 mL, 6.08 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 4 h under inert atmosphere. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC (hexane:EtOAc 1:1). The solvent was evaporated, then the residue was dissolved in EtOAc (70 mL) and washed with 5% aqueous NaHCO₃ (40 mL). The EtOAc layer was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated. The residue obtained was purified by column chromatography (EtOAc as eluent) to afford 5′-O-DMT-2′-O-(2-N,N-dimethylaminooxyethyl)-5-methyluridine-3′-[(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite] as a foam (1.04 g, 74.9%) upon rotary evaporation.

[0211] 2′-(Aminooxyethoxy) Nucleoside Amidites

[0212] 2′-(Aminooxyethoxy) nucleoside amidites (also known in the art as 2′-O-(aminooxyethyl) nucleoside amidites) are prepared as described in the following paragraphs. Adenosine, cytidine and thymidine nucleoside amidites are prepared similarly.

[0213] N2-isobutyryl-6-O-diphenylcarbamoyl-2′-O-(2-ethylacetyl)-5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)guanosine-3′-[(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite]

[0214] The 2′-O-aminooxyethyl guanosine analog may be obtained by selective 2′-O-alkylation of diaminopurine riboside. Multigram quantities of diaminopurine riboside may be purchased from Schering AG (Berlin) to provide 2′-O-(2-ethylacetyl) diaminopurine riboside along with a minor amount of the 3′-O-isomer. 2′-O-(2-ethylacetyl) diaminopurine riboside may be resolved and converted to 2′-O-(2-ethylacetyl)guanosine by treatment with adenosine deaminase. (McGee, D. P. C., Cook, P. D., Guinosso, C. J., WO 94/02501 A1 940203.) Standard protection procedures should afford 2′-O-(2-ethylacetyl)-5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)guanosine and 2-N-isobutyryl-6-O-diphenylcarbamoyl-2′-O-(2-ethylacetyl)-5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)guanosine which may be reduced to provide 2-N-isobutyryl-6-O-diphenylcarbamoyl-2′-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)guanosine. As before the hydroxyl group may be displaced by N-hydroxyphthalimide via a Mitsunobu reaction, and the protected nucleoside may be phosphitylated as usual to yield 2-N-isobutyryl-6-O-diphenylcarbamoyl-2′-O-([2-phthalmidoxy]ethyl)-5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)guanosine-3′-[(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N-diisopropylphosphoramidite].

[0215] 2′-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy (2′-DMAEOE) Nucleoside Amidites

[0216] 2′-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy nucleoside amidites (also known in the art as 2′-O-dimethylaminoethoxyethyl, i.e., 2′-O—CH₂—O—CH₂—N(CH₂)₂, or 2′-DMAEOE nucleoside amidites) are prepared as follows. Other nucleoside amidites are prepared similarly.

[0217] 2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)ethyl]-5-methyl Uridine

[0218] 2[2-(Dimethylamino)ethoxy]ethanol (Aldrich, 6.66 g, 50 mmol) was slowly added to a solution of borane in tetrahydrofuran (1 M, 10 mL, 10 mmol) with stirring in a 100 mL bomb. (Caution: Hydrogen gas evolves as the solid dissolves). O²-,2′-anhydro-5-methyluridine (1.2 g, 5 mmol), and sodium bicarbonate (2.5 mg) were added and the bomb was sealed, placed in an oil bath and heated to 155° C. for 26 h. then cooled to room temperature. The crude solution was concentrated, the residue was diluted with water (200 mL) and extracted with hexanes (200 mL). The product was extracted from the aqueous layer with EtOAc (3×200 mL) and the combined organic layers were washed once with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluted with 5:100:2 MeOH/CH₂Cl₂/TEA) as the eluent. The appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated to afford the product as a white solid.

[0219] 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy) ethyl)]-5-methyl Uridine

[0220] To 0.5 g (1.3 mmol) of 2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)ethyl)]-5-methyl uridine in anhydrous pyridine (8 mL), was added TEA (0.36 mL) and dimethoxytrityl chloride (DMT-Cl, 0.87 g, 2 eq.) and the reaction was stirred for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured into water (200 mL) and extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (2×200 mL). The combined CH₂Cl₂ layers were washed with saturated NaHCO₃ solution, followed by saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluted with 5:100:1 MeOH/CH₂Cl₂/TEA) to afford the product.

[0221] 5′-O-Dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)-ethyl)]-5-methyl uridine-3′-O-(cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropyl)phosphoramidite

[0222] Diisopropylaminotetrazolide (0.6 g) and 2-cyanoethoxy-N,N-diisopropyl phosphoramidite (1.1 mL, 2 eq.) were added to a solution of 5′-O-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-[2(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethoxy)ethyl)]-5-methyluridine (2.17 g, 3 mmol) dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) under an atmosphere of argon. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight and the solvent evaporated. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography with EtOAc as the eluent to afford the title compound.

Example 2

[0223] Oligonucleotide Synthesis

[0224] Unsubstituted and substituted phosphodiester (P═O) oligonucleotides are synthesized on an automated DNA synthesizer (Applied Biosystems model 394) using standard phosphoramidite chemistry with oxidation by iodine.

[0225] Phosphorothioates (P═S) are synthesized similar to phosphodiester oligonucleotides with the following exceptions: thiation was effected by utilizing a 10% w/v solution of 3H-1,2-benzodithiole-3-one 1,1-dioxide in acetonitrile for the oxidation of the phosphite linkages. The thiation reaction step time was increased to 180 sec and preceded by the normal capping step. After cleavage from the CPG column and deblocking in concentrated ammonium hydroxide at 55° C. (12-16 hr), the oligonucleotides were recovered by precipitating with >3 volumes of ethanol from a 1 M NH₄OAc solution. Phosphinate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,508,270, herein incorporated by reference.

[0226] Alkyl phosphonate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,469,863, herein incorporated by reference.

[0227] 3′-Deoxy-3′-methylene phosphonate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,610,289 or 5,625,050, herein incorporated by reference.

[0228] Phosphoramidite oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,256,775 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,366,878, herein incorporated by reference.

[0229] Alkylphosphonothioate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in published PCT applications PCT/US94/00902 and PCT/US93/06976 (published as WO 94/17093 and WO 94/02499, respectively), herein incorporated by reference.

[0230] 3′-Deoxy-3′-amino phosphoramidate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,925, herein incorporated by reference.

[0231] Phosphotriester oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,023,243, herein incorporated by reference.

[0232] Borano phosphate oligonucleotides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,130,302 and 5,177,198, both herein incorporated by reference.

Example 3

[0233] Oligonucleoside Synthesis

[0234] Methylenemethylimino linked oligonucleosides, also identified as MMI linked oligonucleosides, methylenedimethylhydrazo linked oligonucleosides, also identified as MDH linked oligonucleosides, and methylenecarbonylamino linked oligonucleosides, also identified as amide-3 linked oligonucleosides, and methyleneaminocarbonyl linked oligonucleosides, also identified as amide-4 linked oligonucleosides, as well as mixed backbone compounds having, for instance, alternating MMI and P═O or P═S linkages are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,378,825, 5,386,023, 5,489,677, 5,602,240 and 5,610,289, all of which are herein incorporated by reference.

[0235] Formacetal and thioformacetal linked oligonucleosides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,264,562 and 5,264,564, herein incorporated by reference.

[0236] Ethylene oxide linked oligonucleosides are prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,618, herein incorporated by reference.

Example 4

[0237] PNA Synthesis

[0238] Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are prepared in accordance with any of the various procedures referred to in Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA): Synthesis, Properties and Potential Applications, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 1996, 4, 5-23. They may also be prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,539,082, 5,700,922, and 5,719,262, herein incorporated by reference.

Example 5

[0239] Synthesis of Chimeric Oligonucleotides

[0240] Chimeric oligonucleotides, oligonucleosides or mixed oligonucleotides/oligonucleosides of the invention can be of several different types. These include a first type wherein the “gap” segment of linked nucleosides is positioned between 5′ and 3′ “wing” segments of linked nucleosides and a second “open end” type wherein the “gap” segment is located at either the 3′ or the 5′ terminus of the oligomeric compound. Oligonucleotides of the first type are also known in the art as “gapmers” or gapped oligonucleotides. Oligonucleotides of the second type are also known in the art as “hemimers” or “wingmers”.

[0241] [2′-O-Me]—[2′-deoxy]—[2′-O-Me] Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides

[0242] Chimeric oligonucleotides having 2′-O-alkyl phosphorothioate and 2′-deoxy phosphorothioate oligonucleotide segments are synthesized using an Applied Biosystems automated DNA synthesizer Model 394, as above. Oligonucleotides are synthesized using the automated synthesizer and 2′-deoxy-5′-dimethoxytrityl-3′-O-phosphoramidite for the DNA portion and 5′-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-methyl-3′-O-phosphoramidite for 5′ and 3′ wings. The standard synthesis cycle is modified by incorporating coupling steps with increased reaction times for the 5′-dimethoxytrityl-2′-O-methyl-3′-O-phosphoramidite. The fully protected oligonucleotide is cleaved from the support and deprotected in concentrated ammonia (NH₄OH) for 12-16 hr at 55° C. The deprotected oligo is then recovered by an appropriate method (precipitation, column chromatography, volume reduced in vacuo and analyzed spetrophotometrically for yield and for purity by capillary electrophoresis and by mass spectrometry.

[0243] [2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)]—[2′-deoxy]—[2′-O-(Methoxyethyl)] Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides

[0244] [2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)]—[2′-deoxy]—[-2′-O-(methoxyethyl)] chimeric phosphorothioate oligonucleotides were prepared as per the procedure above for the 2′-O-methyl chimeric oligonucleotide, with the substitution of 2′-O-(methoxyethyl) amidites for the 2′-O-methyl amidites.

[0245] [2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)Phosphodiester]—[2′-deoxy Phosphorothioate]—[2′-O-(2-Methoxyethyl) Phosphodiester] Chimeric Oligonucleotides

[0246] [2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl phosphodiester]—[2′-deoxy phosphorothioate]—[2′-O-(methoxyethyl) phosphodiester] chimeric oligonucleotides are prepared as per the above procedure for the 2′-O-methyl chimeric oligonucleotide with the substitution of 2′-O-(methoxyethyl) amidites for the 2′-O-methyl amidites, oxidation with iodine to generate the phosphodiester internucleotide linkages within the wing portions of the chimeric structures and sulfurization utilizing 3,H-1,2 benzodithiole-3-one 1,1 dioxide (Beaucage Reagent) to generate the phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages for the center gap.

[0247] Other chimeric oligonucleotides, chimeric oligonucleosides and mixed chimeric oligonucleotides/oligonucleosides are synthesized according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,623,065, herein incorporated by reference.

Example 6

[0248] Oligonucleotide Isolation

[0249] After cleavage from the controlled pore glass solid support and deblocking in concentrated ammonium hydroxide at 55° C. for 12-16 hours, the oligonucleotides or oligonucleosides are recovered by precipitation out of 1 M NH₄OAc with >3 volumes of ethanol. Synthesized oligonucleotides were analyzed by electrospray mass spectroscopy (molecular weight determination) and by capillary gel electrophoresis and judged to be at least 70% full length material. The relative amounts of phosphorothioate and phosphodiester linkages obtained in the synthesis was determined by the ratio of correct molecular weight relative to the −16 amu product (+/−32 +/−48). For some studies oligonucleotides were purified by HPLC, as described by Chiang et al., J. Biol. Chem. 1991, 266, 18162-18171. Results obtained with HPLC-purified material were similar to those obtained with non-HPLC purified material.

Example 7

[0250] Oligonucleotide Synthesis—96 Well Plate Format

[0251] Oligonucleotides were synthesized via solid phase P(III) phosphoramidite chemistry on an automated synthesizer capable of assembling 96 sequences simultaneously in a 96-well format. Phosphodiester internucleotide linkages were afforded by oxidation with aqueous iodine. Phosphorothioate internucleotide linkages were generated by sulfurization utilizing 3,H-1,2 benzodithiole-3-one 1,1 dioxide (Beaucage Reagent) in anhydrous acetonitrile. Standard base-protected beta-cyanoethyl-diiso-propyl phosphoramidites were purchased from commercial vendors (e.g. PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., or Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.). Non-standard nucleosides are synthesized as per standard or patented methods. They are utilized as base protected beta-cyanoethyldiisopropyl phosphoramidites.

[0252] Oligonucleotides were cleaved from support and deprotected with concentrated NH₄OH at elevated temperature (55-60° C.) for 12-16 hours and the released product then dried in vacuo. The dried product was then re-suspended in sterile water to afford a master plate from which all analytical and test plate samples are then diluted utilizing robotic pipettors.

Example 8

[0253] Oligonucleotide Analysis—96-Well Plate Format

[0254] The concentration of oligonucleotide in each well was assessed by dilution of samples and UV absorption spectroscopy. The full-length integrity of the individual products was evaluated by capillary electrophoresis (CE) in either the 96-well format (Beckman P/ACE™ MDQ) or, for individually prepared samples, on a commercial CE apparatus (e.g., Beckman P/ACE™ 5000, ABI 270). Base and backbone composition was confirmed by mass analysis of the compounds utilizing electrospray-mass spectroscopy. All assay test plates were diluted from the master plate using single and multi-channel robotic pipettors. Plates were judged to be acceptable if at least 85% of the compounds on the plate were at least 85% full length.

Example 9

[0255] Cell Culture and Oligonucleotide Treatment

[0256] The effect of antisense compounds on target nucleic acid expression can be tested in any of a variety of cell types provided that the target nucleic acid is present at measurable levels. This can be routinely determined using, for example, PCR or Northern blot analysis. The following cell types are provided for illustrative purposes, but other cell types can be routinely used, provided that the target is expressed in the cell type chosen. This can be readily determined by methods routine in the art, for example Northern blot analysis, ribonuclease protection assays, or RT-PCR.

[0257] T-24 Cells:

[0258] The human transitional cell bladder carcinoma cell line T-24 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, Va.). T-24 cells were routinely cultured in complete McCoy's 5A basal media (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.), penicillin 100 units per mL, and streptomycin 100 micrograms per mL (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.). Cells were routinely passaged by trypsinization and dilution when they reached 90% confluence. Cells were seeded into 96-well plates (Falcon-Primaria #3872) at a density of 7000 cells/well for use in RT-PCR analysis.

[0259] For Northern blotting or other analysis, cells may be seeded onto 100 mm or other standard tissue culture plates and treated similarly, using appropriate volumes of medium and oligonucleotide.

[0260] A549 Cells:

[0261] The human lung carcinoma cell line A549 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, Va.). A549 cells were routinely cultured in DMEM basal media (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.), penicillin 100 units per mL, and streptomycin 100 micrograms per mL (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.). Cells were routinely passaged by trypsinization and dilution when they reached 90% confluence.

[0262] NHDF Cells:

[0263] Human neonatal dermal fibroblast (NHDF) were obtained from the Clonetics Corporation (Walkersville, Md.). NHDFs were routinely maintained in Fibroblast Growth Medium (Clonetics Corporation, Walkersville, Md.) supplemented as recommended by the supplier. Cells were maintained for up to 10 passages as recommended by the supplier.

[0264] HEK Cells:

[0265] Human embryonic keratinocytes (HEK) were obtained from the Clonetics Corporation (Walkersville, Md.). HEKs were routinely maintained in Keratinocyte Growth Medium (Clonetics Corporation, Walkersville, Md.) formulated as recommended by the supplier. Cells were routinely maintained for up to 10 passages as recommended by the supplier.

[0266] COS-7 Cells:

[0267] The African Green monkey kidney cell line COS-7 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, Va.). COS-7 cells were routinely cultured in OPTI-MEM media (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.). Cells were routinely passaged by trypsinization and dilution when they reached 90% confluence.

[0268] For transient transfection with a plasmid expressing human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA, COS-7 cells were seeded onto T175 flasks or other standard tissue culture plates and transfected with 1 microgram of plasmid DNA and 420 micrograms of Superfect™ (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.), and incubated for 2 hours at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. Immediately after plasmid transfection, COS-7 cells are seeded to 96 well plates for oligo transfection. 24-hours after plasmid transfection the cells are treated with antisense oligo nucleotides in Opti-MEM (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) with lipofectin for 6 hours and analyzed for expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA by RT-PCR and or Northern blotting.

[0269] Treatment with Antisense Compounds:

[0270] When cells reached 70% confluency, they were treated with oligonucleotide. For cells grown in 96-well plates, wells were washed once with 100 μL OPTI-MEM™-1 reduced-serum medium (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) and then treated with 130 μL of OPTI-MEM™-1 containing 3.75 μg/mL LIPOFECTIN™ (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.) and the desired concentration of oligonucleotide. After 4-7 hours of treatment, the medium was replaced with fresh medium. Cells were harvested 16-24 hours after oligonucleotide treatment.

[0271] The concentration of oligonucleotide used varies from cell line to cell line. To determine the optimal oligonucleotide concentration for a particular cell line, the cells are treated with a positive control oligonucleotide at a range of concentrations. For human cells the positive control oligonucleotide is selected from either ISIS 13920 (TCCGTCATCGCTCCTCAGGG, SEQ ID NO: 1) which is targeted to human H-ras, or ISIS 18078, (GTGCGCGCGAGCCCGAAATC, SEQ ID NO: 2) which is targeted to human Jun-N-terminal kinase-2 (JNK2). Both controls are 2′-O-methoxyethyl gapmers (2′-O-methoxyethyls shown in bold) with a phosphorothioate backbone. For mouse or rat cells the positive control oligonucleotide is ISIS 15770, ATGCATTCTGCCCCCAAGGA, SEQ ID NO: 3, a 2′-O-methoxyethyl gapmer (2′-O-methoxyethyls shown in bold) with a phosphorothioate backbone which is targeted to both mouse and rat c-raf. The concentration of positive control oligonucleotide that results in 80% inhibition of c-Ha-ras (for ISIS 13920) or c-raf (for ISIS 15770) mRNA is then utilized as the screening concentration for new oligonucleotides in subsequent experiments for that cell line. If 80% inhibition is not achieved, the lowest concentration of positive control oligonucleotide that results in 60% inhibition of H-ras or c-raf mRNA is then utilized as the oligonucleotide screening concentration in subsequent experiments for that cell line. If 60% inhibition is not achieved, that particular cell line is deemed as unsuitable for oligonucleotide transfection experiments. The concentrations of antisense oligonucleotides used herein are from 50 nM to 300 nM.

Example 10

[0272] Analysis of Oligonucleotide Inhibition of NF-kappa-B p50 Subunit Expression

[0273] Antisense modulation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit expression can be assayed in a variety of ways known in the art. For example, NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA levels can be quantitated by, e.g., Northern blot analysis, competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Real-time quantitative PCR is presently preferred. RNA analysis can be performed on total cellular RNA or poly(A)+ mRNA. The preferred method of RNA analysis of the present invention is the use of total cellular RNA as described in other examples herein. Methods of RNA isolation are taught in, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 1, pp. 4.1.1-4.2.9 and 4.5.1-4.5.3, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993. Northern blot analysis is routine in the art and is taught in, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 1, pp. 4.2.1-4.2.9, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996. Real-time quantitative (PCR) can be conveniently accomplished using the commercially available ABI PRISM™ 7700 Sequence Detection System, available from PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif. and used according to manufacturer's instructions.

[0274] Protein levels of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit can be quantitated in a variety of ways well known in the art, such as immunoprecipitation, Western blot analysis (immunoblotting), ELISA or fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Antibodies directed to NF-kappa-B p50 subunit can be identified and obtained from a variety of sources, such as the MSRS catalog of antibodies (Aerie Corporation, Birmingham, Mich.), or can be prepared via conventional antibody generation methods. Methods for preparation of polyclonal antisera are taught in, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 2, pp. 11.12.1-11.12.9, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997). Preparation of monoclonal antibodies is taught in, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 2, pp. 11.4.1-11.11.5, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997).

[0275] Immunoprecipitation methods are standard in the art and can be found at, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 2, pp. 10.16.1-10.16.11, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998). Western blot (immunoblot) analysis is standard in the art and can be found at, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 2, pp. 10.8.1-10.8.21, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are standard in the art and can be found at, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 2, pp. 11.2.1-11.2.22, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991).

Example 11

[0276] Poly(A)+ mRNA Isolation

[0277] Poly(A)+ mRNA was isolated according to Miura et al., (Clin. Chem., 1996, 42, 1758-1764). Other methods for poly(A)+ mRNA isolation are taught in, for example, Ausubel, F. M. et al., (Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Volume 1, pp. 4.5.1-4.5.3, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993). Briefly, for cells grown on 96-well plates, growth medium was removed from the cells and each well was washed with 200 μL cold PBS. 60 μL lysis buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.6, 1 mM EDTA, 0.5 M NaCl, 0.5% NP-40, 20 mM vanadyl-ribonucleoside complex) was added to each well, the plate was gently agitated and then incubated at room temperature for five minutes. 55 μL of lysate was transferred to Oligo d(T) coated 96-well plates (AGCT Inc., Irvine Calif.). Plates were incubated for 60 minutes at room temperature, washed 3 times with 200 μL of wash buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6, 1 mM EDTA, 0.3 M NaCl). After the final wash, the plate was blotted on paper towels to remove excess wash buffer and then air-dried for 5 minutes. 60 μL of elution buffer (5 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6), preheated to 70° C., was added to each well, the plate was incubated on a 90° C. hot plate for 5 minutes, and the eluate was then transferred to a fresh 96-well plate.

[0278] Cells grown on 100 mm or other standard plates may be treated similarly, using appropriate volumes of all solutions.

Example 12

[0279] Total RNA Isolation

[0280] Total RNA was isolated using an RNEASY 96™ kit and buffers purchased from Qiagen Inc. (Valencia, Calif.) following the manufacturer's recommended procedures. Briefly, for cells grown on 96-well plates, growth medium was removed from the cells and each well was washed with 200 μL cold PBS. 150 μL Buffer RLT was added to each well and the plate vigorously agitated for 20 seconds. 150 μL of 70% ethanol was then added to each well and the contents mixed by pipetting three times up and down. The samples were then transferred to the RNEASY 96™ well plate attached to a QIAVAC™ manifold fitted with a waste collection tray and attached to a vacuum source. Vacuum was applied for 1 minute. 500 μL of Buffer RW1 was added to each well of the RNEASY 96™ plate and incubated for 15 minutes and the vacuum was again applied for 1 minute. An additional 500 μL of Buffer RW1 was added to each well of the RNEASY 96™ plate and the vacuum was applied for 2 minutes. 1 mL of Buffer RPE was then added to each well of the RNEASY 96™ plate and the vacuum applied for a period of 90 seconds. The Buffer RPE wash was then repeated and the vacuum was applied for an additional 3 minutes. The plate was then removed from the QIAVAC™ manifold and blotted dry on paper towels. The plate was then re-attached to the QIAVAC™ manifold fitted with a collection tube rack containing 1.2 mL collection tubes. RNA was then eluted by pipetting 170 μL water into each well, incubating 1 minute, and then applying the vacuum for 3 minutes.

[0281] The repetitive pipetting and elution steps may be automated using a QIAGEN Bio-Robot 9604 (Qiagen, Inc., Valencia Calif.). Essentially, after lysing of the cells on the culture plate, the plate is transferred to the robot deck where the pipetting, DNase treatment and elution steps are carried out.

Example 13

[0282] Real-Time Quantitative PCR Analysis of NF-kappa-B p50 Subunit mRNA Levels

[0283] Quantitation of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit RNA levels was determined by real-time quantitative PCR using the ABI PRISM™ 7700 Sequence Detection System (PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) according to manufacturer's instructions. This is a closed-tube, non-gel-based, fluorescence detection system which allows high-throughput quantitation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products in real-time. As opposed to standard PCR in which amplification products are quantitated after the PCR is completed, products in real-time quantitative PCR are quantitated as they accumulate. This is accomplished by including in the PCR reaction an oligonucleotide probe that anneals specifically between the forward and reverse PCR primers, and contains two fluorescent dyes. A reporter dye (e.g., FAM or JOE, obtained from either PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., Operon Technologies Inc., Alameda, Calif. or Integrated DNA Technologies Inc., Coralville, Iowa) is attached to the 5′ end of the probe and a quencher dye (e.g., TAMRA, obtained from either PE-Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., Operon Technologies Inc., Alameda, Calif. or Integrated DNA Technologies Inc., Coralville, Iowa) is attached to the 3′ end of the probe. When the probe and dyes are intact, reporter dye emission is quenched by the proximity of the 3′ quencher dye. During amplification, annealing of the probe to the target sequence creates a substrate that can be cleaved by the 5′-exonuclease activity of Taq polymerase. During the extension phase of the PCR amplification cycle, cleavage of the probe by Taq polymerase releases the reporter dye from the remainder of the probe (and hence from the quencher moiety) and a sequence-specific fluorescent signal is generated. With each cycle, additional reporter dye molecules are cleaved from their respective probes, and the fluorescence intensity is monitored at regular intervals by laser optics built into the ABI PRISMTM 7700 Sequence Detection System. In each assay, a series of parallel reactions containing serial dilutions of mRNA from untreated control samples generates a standard curve that is used to quantitate the percent inhibition after antisense oligonucleotide treatment of test samples.

[0284] Prior to quantitative PCR analysis, primer-probe sets specific to the target gene being measured are evaluated for their ability to be “multiplexed” with a GAPDH amplification reaction. In multiplexing, both the target gene and the internal standard gene GAPDH are amplified concurrently in a single sample. In this analysis, mRNA isolated from untreated cells is serially diluted. Each dilution is amplified in the presence of primer-probe sets specific for GAPDH only, target gene only (“single-plexing”), or both (multiplexing). Following PCR amplification, standard curves of GAPDH and target mRNA signal as a function of dilution are generated from both the single-plexed and multiplexed samples. If both the slope and correlation coefficient of the GAPDH and target signals generated from the multiplexed samples fall within 10% of their corresponding values generated from the single-plexed samples, the primer-probe set specific for that target is deemed multiplexable. Other methods of PCR are also known in the art.

[0285] PCR reagents were obtained from Invitrogen Corporation, (Carlsbad, Calif.). RT-PCR reactions were carried out by adding 20 μL PCR cocktail (2.5×PCR buffer (—MgCl2), 6.6 mM MgCl2, 375 μM each of DATP, dCTP, dCTP and dGTP, 375 nM each of forward primer and reverse primer, 125 nM of probe, 4 Units RNAse inhibitor, 1.25 Units PLATINUM® Taq, 5 Units MuLV reverse transcriptase, and 2.5×ROX dye) to 96-well plates containing 30 μL total RNA solution. The RT reaction was carried out by incubation for 30 minutes at 48° C. Following a 10 minute incubation at 95° C. to activate the PLATINUM® Taq, 40 cycles of a two-step PCR protocol were carried out: 95° C. for 15 seconds (denaturation) followed by 60° C. for 1.5 minutes (annealing/extension).

[0286] Gene target quantities obtained by real time RT-PCR are normalized using either the expression level of GAPDH, a gene whose expression is constant, or by quantifying total RNA using RiboGreen™ (Molecular Probes, Inc. Eugene, Oreg.). GAPDH expression is quantified by real time RT-PCR, by being run simultaneously with the target, multiplexing, or separately. Total RNA is quantified using RiboGreen™ RNA quantification reagent from Molecular Probes. Methods of RNA quantification by RiboGreen™ are taught in Jones, L. J., et al, (Analytical Biochemistry, 1998, 265, 368-374).

[0287] In this assay, 170 μL of RiboGreen™ working reagent (RiboGreen™ reagent diluted 1:350 in 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.5) is pipetted into a 96-well plate containing 30 μL purified, cellular RNA. The plate is read in a CytoFluor 4000 (PE Applied Biosystems) with excitation at 480 nm and emission at 520 nm.

[0288] Probes and primers to human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit were designed to hybridize to a human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit sequence, using published sequence information (GenBank accession number M58603.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO:4). For human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit the PCR primers were:

[0289] forward primer: GGCTACACCGAAGCAATTGAA (SEQ ID NO: 5) reverse primer: CAGCGAGTGGGCCTGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 6) and the PCR probe was: FAM-AGGCAGCCTCCAGCCCAGTGAAG-TAMRA (SEQ ID NO: 7) where FAM is the fluorescent dye and TAMRA is the quencher dye. For human GAPDH the PCR primers were: forward primer: GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTC(SEQ ID NO:8) reverse primer: GAAGATGGTGATGGGATTTC (SEQ ID NO:9) and the PCR probe was: 5′ JOE-CAAGCTTCCCGTTCTCAGCC— TAMRA 3′ (SEQ ID NO: 10) where JOE is the fluorescent reporter dye and TAMRA is the quencher dye.

Example 14

[0290] Northern Blot Analysis of NF-kappa-B p50 Subunit mRNA Levels

[0291] Eighteen hours after antisense treatment, cell monolayers were washed twice with cold PBS and lysed in 1 mL RNAZOLTM (TEL-TEST “B” Inc., Friendswood, Tex.). Total RNA was prepared following manufacturer's recommended protocols. Twenty micrograms of total RNA was fractionated by electrophoresis through 1.2% agarose gels containing 1.1% formaldehyde using a MOPS buffer system (AMRESCO, Inc. Solon, Ohio). RNA was transferred from the gel to HYBOND™-N+ nylon membranes (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Piscataway, N.J.) by overnight capillary transfer using a Northern/Southern Transfer buffer system (TEL-TEST “B” Inc., Friendswood, Tex.). RNA transfer was confirmed by UV visualization. Membranes were fixed by UV cross-linking using a STRATALINKER™ UV Crosslinker 2400 (Stratagene, Inc, La Jolla, Calif.) and then probed using QUICKHYB™ hybridization solution (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) using manufacturer's recommendations for stringent conditions.

[0292] To detect human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, a human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit specific probe was prepared by PCR using the forward primer GGCTACACCGAAGCAATTGAA (SEQ ID NO: 5) and the reverse primer CAGCGAGTGGGCCTGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 6). To normalize for variations in loading and transfer efficiency membranes were stripped and probed for human glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) RNA (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.).

[0293] Hybridized membranes were visualized and quantitated using a PHOSPHORIMAGER™ and IMAGEQUANT™ Software V3.3 (Molecular Dynamics, Sunnyvale, Calif.). Data was normalized to GAPDH levels in untreated controls.

Example 15

[0294] Antisense Inhibition of Human NF-kappa-B p50 Subunit Expression by Chimeric Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides Having 2′-MOE Wings and a Deoxy Gap

[0295] In accordance with the present invention, a series of oligonucleotides were designed to target different regions of the human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit RNA, using published sequences (GenBank accession number M58603.1, incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 4, and residues 1751549-1870066 of GenBank accession number NT_(—)006383.5, the complement of which is incorporated herein as SEQ ID NO: 11). The oligonucleotides are shown in Table 1. “Target site” indicates the first (5′-most) nucleotide number on the particular target sequence to which the oligonucleotide binds. All compounds in Table 1 are chimeric oligonucleotides (“gapmers”) 20 nucleotides in length, composed of a central “gap” region consisting of ten 2′-deoxynucleotides, which is flanked on both sides (5′ and 3′ directions) by five-nucleotide “wings”. The wings are composed of 2′-methoxyethyl (2′-MOE)nucleotides. The internucleoside (backbone) linkages are phosphorothioate (P═S) throughout the oligonucleotide. All cytidine residues are 5-methylcytidines. The compounds were analyzed for their effect on human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA levels by quantitative real-time PCR as described in other examples herein. Data are averages from two experiments in which T-24 cells were treated with the antisense oligonucleotides of the present invention. The positive control for each datapoint is identified in the table by sequence ID number. If present, “N.D.” indicates “no data”. TABLE 1 Inhibition of human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit mRNA levels by chimeric phosphorothioate oligonucleotides having 2′-MOE wings and a deoxy gap TARGET CONTROL SEQ ID TARGET % SEQ SEQ ID ISIS # REGION NO SITE SEQUENCE INHIB ID NO NO 153466 Coding 4 1733 ttgtcatcacttttgtcaca 92 12 2 153467 Coding 4 1331 tactttggagttttgaagac 68 13 2 153468 Coding 4 889 ccaagagtccaggattatag 37 14 2 153469 Coding 4 911 aaataggcaaggtcagggtg 71 15 2 153470 Coding 4 761 ccagcagttacagtgcagat 88 16 2 153471 Coding 4 2815 cagccagctgtttcatgtct 77 17 2 153472 3′ UTR 4 3332 ggaattttagggctttggtt 34 18 2 153473 3′ UTR 4 3336 cagtggaattttagggcttt 85 19 2 153474 Coding 4 1837 ttgcatacgttagagtgacc 90 20 2 153475 Coding 4 1660 cattagatttagtagttcca 74 21 2 153476 3′ UTR 4 3520 gcatccgctcagccagtgtt 83 22 2 153477 Coding 4 2952 aagtgttttggaaggagcag 81 23 2 153478 Coding 4 555 ataacggaaacgaaatcctc 74 24 2 153479 Coding 4 1385 ttcctccgaagctggacaaa 61 25 2 153480 Coding 4 2673 ctctcctgcattttcccaag 54 26 2 153481 3′ UTR 4 3439 gaagccaagttgaaaaggtc 62 27 2 153482 Coding 4 2929 tcagccggaaggcattatta 47 28 2 153483 Coding 4 865 ttatacacgcctctgtcatt 60 29 2 153484 Coding 4 2916 attattaagtatccccagac 41 30 2 153485 Coding 4 2850 ttctagtaacttatacagct 85 31 2 153486 Coding 4 999 catctccttggtctgctgca 80 32 2 153487 Coding 4 1609 atccatagtgtgggaagcta 88 33 2 153488 Coding 4 1896 catagccttctctagaaaga 68 34 2 153489 Coding 4 2845 gtaacttatacagctgcagc 72 35 2 153490 Coding 4 3197 tcggtaaagctgagtttgcg 69 36 2 153491 Coding 4 2990 tctctgactgtacccccaga 79 37 2 153492 Coding 4 3055 tggaggctgcctggatcact 90 38 2 153493 Coding 4 914 tgcaaataggcaaggtcagg 80 39 2 153494 Coding 4 1170 tccagtcacacatccagctg 9 40 2 153495 Coding 4 1084 ataccacgggttccaggcgc 59 41 2 153496 3′ UTR 4 3570 gtgatccagcagcagctggc 68 42 2 153497 Coding 4 3012 ttgtctcagggcctccacca 6 43 2 153498 Coding 4 565 cttcacatacataacggaaa 85 44 2 153499 Coding 4 1136 acaattttcaagttggatgc 75 45 2 153500 Coding 4 2128 tctggtacagatcatttctc 74 46 2 153501 Coding 4 2439 tgtgcgcccggacttctgct 83 47 2 153502 Coding 4 2247 ggcagctaggtgcaaaacag 73 48 2 213357 Start 4 381 cattctgaagccgggtggcg 74 49 2 Codon 213358 Start 4 389 tcttctgccattctgaagcc 67 50 2 Codon 213359 Coding 4 457 taaatattgtatgagtcaaa 96 51 2 213360 Coding 4 506 tatgggccatctgttggcag 80 52 2 213361 Coding 4 677 accaactgaacaataacctt 80 53 2 213362 Coding 4 819 tttctttgtcacatgaagta 68 54 2 213363 Coding 4 1012 ccacgctgaggtccatctcc 97 55 2 213364 Coding 4 1316 aagacaatggcaaattgtct 79 56 2 213365 Coding 4 1405 cactagtttccaagtcagat 98 57 2 213366 Coding 4 1490 gaaaaattgggcatgagctt 84 58 2 213367 Coding 4 1685 tccatggttccatgcttcat 74 59 2 213368 Coding 4 1794 gctgggctcctgatcttgct 84 60 2 213369 Coding 4 2076 tgtgacttctagtagatccc 65 61 2 213370 Coding 4 2509 gggcatcaccctccaggagc 46 62 2 213371 Coding 4 2635 gaggctcaaagttctccacc 67 63 2 213372 Coding 4 2708 tctagaggcgtggttccagg 78 64 2 213373 Coding 4 2874 ccagtttttgtctggatcag 63 65 2 213374 Coding 4 3156 gtcgcagacactgtcactgt 44 66 2 213375 Coding 4 3182 ttgcggaaggatgtctccac 75 67 2 213376 Stop 4 3294 gtcagcaggctaaattttgc 75 68 2 Codon 213377 3′ UTR 4 3418 cgagttaaatcgagaatgat 82 69 2 213378 intron 11 47794 gcaaagctgccactcaatat 92 70 2 213379 intron 11 55353 aaagtggtgttcccaggcaa 54 71 2 213380 intron 11 65859 ccacagcttgaaagaaagag 95 72 2 213381 exon: 11 83051 aatcacttacttgtctatga 90 73 2 intron junction 213382 exon: 11 84914 actgacttacctttgatttc 88 74 2 intron junction 213383 intron 11 87802 atgggtaagtatttctccag 92 75 2 213384 exon: 11 95075 cattacttaccatgcttcat 99 76 2 intron junction 213385 intron: 11 113518 ccccagagacctgtgagaaa 69 77 2 exon junction 213386 exon 11 117044 atgccaggtggcgaccgtga 100 78 2 213387 exon 11 117061 tgctgtggtcagaaggaatg 73 79 2 213388 exon 11 117077 tttgaatgcaaaatgatgct 54 80 2 213389 exon 11 117135 tttaaaatggcacatcaagt 72 81 2 213390 exon 11 117227 aaccatgtttaaatattgac 44 82 2 213391 exon 11 117393 aacaaggtgaggtcatcaat 58 83 2

[0296] As shown in Table 1, SEQ ID NOs 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81 and 83 demonstrated at least 58% inhibition of human NF-kappa-B p50 subunit expression in this assay and are therefore preferred. The target sites to which these preferred sequences are complementary are herein referred to as “preferred target regions” and are therefore preferred sites for targeting by compounds of the present invention. These preferred target regions are shown in Table 2. The sequences represent the reverse complement of the preferred antisense compounds shown in Table 1. “Target site” indicates the first (5′-most) nucleotide number of the corresponding target nucleic acid. Also shown in Table 2 is the species in which each of the preferred target regions was found. TABLE 2 Sequence and position of preferred target regions identified in NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. TARGET SITE SEQ ID TARGET REV COMP ACTIVE SEQ ID ID NO SITE SEQUENCE OF SEQ ID IN NO 68895 4 1733 tgtgacaaaagtgatgacaa 12 H. sapiens 84 68896 4 1331 gtcttcaaaactccaaagta 13 H. sapiens 85 68898 4 911 caccctgaccttgcctattt 15 H. sapiens 86 68899 4 761 atctgcactgtaactgctgg 16 H. sapiens 87 68900 4 2815 agacatgaaacagctggctg 17 H. sapiens 88 68902 4 3336 aaagccctaaaattccactg 19 H. sapiens 89 68903 4 1837 ggtcactctaacgtatgcaa 20 H. sapiens 90 68904 4 1660 tggaactactaaatctaatg 21 H. sapiens 91 68905 4 3520 aacactggctgagcggatgc 22 H. sapiens 92 68906 4 2952 ctgctccttccaaaacactt 23 H. sapiens 93 68907 4 555 gaggatttcgtttccgttat 24 H. sapiens 94 68908 4 1385 tttgtccagcttcggaggaa 25 H. sapiens 95 68910 4 3439 gaccttttcaacttggcttc 27 H. sapiens 96 68912 4 865 aatgacagaggcgtgtataa 29 H. sapiens 97 68914 4 2850 agctgtataagttactagaa 31 H. sapiens 98 68915 4 999 tgcagcagaccaaggagatg 32 H. sapiens 99 68916 4 1609 tagcttcccacactatggat 33 H. sapiens 100 68917 4 1896 tctttctagagaaggctatg 34 H. sapiens 101 68918 4 2845 gctgcagctgtataagttac 35 H. sapiens 102 68919 4 3197 cgcaaactcagctttaccga 36 H. sapiens 103 68920 4 2990 tctgggggtacagtcagaga 37 H. sapiens 104 68921 4 3055 agtgatccaggcagcctcca 38 H. sapiens 105 68922 4 914 cctgaccttgcctatttgca 39 H. sapiens 106 68924 4 1084 gcgcctggaacccgtggtat 41 H. sapiens 107 68925 4 3570 gccagctgctgctggatcac 42 H. sapiens 108 68927 4 565 tttccgttatgtatgtgaag 44 H. sapiens 109 68928 4 1136 gcatccaacttgaaaattgt 45 H. sapiens 110 68929 4 2128 gagaaatgatctgtaccaga 46 H. sapiens 111 68930 4 2439 agcagaagtccgggcgcaca 47 H. sapiens 112 68931 4 2247 ctgttttgcacctagctgcc 48 H. sapiens 113 130175 4 381 cgccacccggcttcagaatg 49 H. sapiens 114 130176 4 389 ggcttcagaatggcagaaga 50 H. sapiens 115 130177 4 457 tttgactcatacaatattta 51 H. sapiens 116 130178 4 506 ctgccaacagatggcccata 52 H. sapiens 117 130179 4 677 aaggttattgttcagttggt 53 H. sapiens 118 130180 4 819 tacttcatgtgacaaagaaa 54 H. sapiens 119 130181 4 1012 ggagatggacctcagcgtgg 55 H. sapiens 120 130182 4 1316 agacaatttgccattgtctt 56 H. sapiens 121 130183 4 1405 atctgacttggaaactagtg 57 H. sapiens 122 130184 4 1490 aagctcatgcccaatttttc 58 H. sapiens 123 130185 4 1685 atgaagcatggaaccatgga 59 H. sapiens 124 130186 4 1794 agcaagatcaggagcccagc 60 H. sapiens 125 130187 4 2076 gggatctactagaagtcaca 61 H. sapiens 126 130189 4 2635 ggtggagaactttgagcctc 63 H. sapiens 127 130190 4 2708 cctggaaccacgcctctaga 64 H. sapiens 128 130191 4 2874 ctgatccagacaaaaactgg 65 H. sapiens 129 130193 4 3182 gtggagacatccttccgcaa 67 H. sapiens 130 130194 4 3294 gcaaaatttagcctgctgac 68 H. sapiens 131 130195 4 3418 atcattctcgatttaactcg 69 H. sapiens 132 130196 11 47794 atattgagtggcagctttgc 70 H. sapiens 133 130198 11 65859 ctctttctttcaagctgtgg 72 H. sapiens 134 130199 11 83051 tcatagacaagtaagtgatt 73 H. sapiens 135 130200 11 84914 gaaatcaaaggtaagtcagt 74 H. sapiens 136 130201 11 87802 ctggagaaatacttacccat 75 H. sapiens 137 130202 11 95075 atgaagcatggtaagtaatg 76 H. sapiens 138 130203 11 113518 tttctcacaggtctctgggg 77 H. sapiens 139 130204 11 117044 tcacggtcgccacctggcat 78 H. sapiens 140 130205 11 117061 cattccttctgaccacagca 79 H. sapiens 141 130207 11 117135 acttgatgtgccattttaaa 81 H. sapiens 142 130209 11 117393 attgatgacctcaccttgtt 83 H. sapiens 143

[0297] As these “preferred target regions” have been found by experimentation to be open to, and accessible for, hybridization with the antisense compounds of the present invention, one of skill in the art will recognize or be able to ascertain, using no more than routine experimentation, further embodiments of the invention that encompass other compounds that specifically hybridize to these sites and consequently inhibit the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit.

[0298] In one embodiment, the “preferred target region” may be employed in screening candidate antisense compounds. “Candidate antisense compounds” are those that inhibit the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit and which comprise at least an 8-nucleobase portion which is complementary to a preferred target region. The method comprises the steps of contacting a preferred target region of a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit with one or more candidate antisense compounds, and selecting for one or more candidate antisense compounds which inhibit the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. Once it is shown that the candidate antisense compound or compounds are capable of inhibiting the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, the candidate antisense compound may be employed as an antisense compound in accordance with the present invention.

[0299] According to the present invention, antisense compounds include ribozymes, external guide sequence (EGS) oligonucleotides (oligozymes), and other short catalytic RNAs or catalytic oligonucleotides which hybridize to the target nucleic acid and modulate its expression.

Example 16

[0300] Western Blot Analysis of NF-kappa-B p50 Subunit Protein Levels

[0301] Western blot analysis (immunoblot analysis) is carried out using standard methods. Cells are harvested 16-20 h after oligonucleotide treatment, washed once with PBS, suspended in Laemmli buffer (100 ul/well), boiled for 5 minutes and loaded on a 16% SDS-PAGE gel. Gels are run for 1.5 hours at 150 V, and transferred to membrane for western blotting. Appropriate primary antibody directed to NF-kappa-B p50 subunit is used, with a radiolabeled or fluorescently labeled secondary antibody directed against the primary antibody species. Bands are visualized using a PHOSPHORIMAGER™ (Molecular Dynamics, Sunnyvale Calif.).

1 143 1 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 1 tccgtcatcg ctcctcaggg 20 2 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 2 gtgcgcgcga gcccgaaatc 20 3 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 3 atgcattctg cccccaagga 20 4 3625 DNA H. sapiens CDS (398)...(3304) 4 ggccaccgga gcggcccggc gacgatcgct gacagcttcc cctgcccttc ccgtcggtcg 60 ggccgccagc cgccgcagcc ctcggcctgc acgcagccac cggccccgct cccggagccc 120 agcgccgccg aggccgcagc cgcccggcca gtaaggcggc gccgcccgcg gccaccgcgg 180 gccctgccgt tccctccgcc gcgctgcgcc atggcgcggc gctgactggc ctggcccggc 240 cccgccgcgc tcccgctcgc cccgacccgc actcgggccc gcccgggctc cggcctgccg 300 ccgcctcttc cttctccagc cggcaggccc cgccgcttag gagggagagc ccacccgcgc 360 caggaggccg aacgcggact cgccacccgg cttcaga atg gca gaa gat gat cca 415 Met Ala Glu Asp Asp Pro 1 5 tat ttg gga agg cct gaa caa atg ttt cat ttg gat cct tct ttg act 463 Tyr Leu Gly Arg Pro Glu Gln Met Phe His Leu Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr 10 15 20 cat aca ata ttt aat cca gaa gta ttt caa cca cag atg gca ctg cca 511 His Thr Ile Phe Asn Pro Glu Val Phe Gln Pro Gln Met Ala Leu Pro 25 30 35 aca gat ggc cca tac ctt caa ata tta gag caa cct aaa cag aga gga 559 Thr Asp Gly Pro Tyr Leu Gln Ile Leu Glu Gln Pro Lys Gln Arg Gly 40 45 50 ttt cgt ttc cgt tat gta tgt gaa ggc cca tcc cat ggt gga cta cct 607 Phe Arg Phe Arg Tyr Val Cys Glu Gly Pro Ser His Gly Gly Leu Pro 55 60 65 70 ggt gcc tct agt gaa aag aac aag aag tct tac cct cag gtc aaa atc 655 Gly Ala Ser Ser Glu Lys Asn Lys Lys Ser Tyr Pro Gln Val Lys Ile 75 80 85 tgc aac tat gtg gga cca gca aag gtt att gtt cag ttg gtc aca aat 703 Cys Asn Tyr Val Gly Pro Ala Lys Val Ile Val Gln Leu Val Thr Asn 90 95 100 gga aaa aat atc cac ctg cat gcc cac agc ctg gtg gga aaa cac tgt 751 Gly Lys Asn Ile His Leu His Ala His Ser Leu Val Gly Lys His Cys 105 110 115 gag gat ggg atc tgc act gta act gct gga ccc aag gac atg gtg gtc 799 Glu Asp Gly Ile Cys Thr Val Thr Ala Gly Pro Lys Asp Met Val Val 120 125 130 ggc ttc gca aac ctg ggt ata ctt cat gtg aca aag aaa aaa gta ttt 847 Gly Phe Ala Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu His Val Thr Lys Lys Lys Val Phe 135 140 145 150 gaa aca ctg gaa gca cga atg aca gag gcg tgt ata agg ggc tat aat 895 Glu Thr Leu Glu Ala Arg Met Thr Glu Ala Cys Ile Arg Gly Tyr Asn 155 160 165 cct gga ctc ttg gtg cac cct gac ctt gcc tat ttg caa gca gaa ggt 943 Pro Gly Leu Leu Val His Pro Asp Leu Ala Tyr Leu Gln Ala Glu Gly 170 175 180 gga ggg gac cgg cag ctg gga gat cgg gaa aaa gag cta atc cgc caa 991 Gly Gly Asp Arg Gln Leu Gly Asp Arg Glu Lys Glu Leu Ile Arg Gln 185 190 195 gca gct ctg cag cag acc aag gag atg gac ctc agc gtg gtg cgg ctc 1039 Ala Ala Leu Gln Gln Thr Lys Glu Met Asp Leu Ser Val Val Arg Leu 200 205 210 atg ttt aca gct ttt ctt ccg gat agc act ggc agc ttc aca agg cgc 1087 Met Phe Thr Ala Phe Leu Pro Asp Ser Thr Gly Ser Phe Thr Arg Arg 215 220 225 230 ctg gaa ccc gtg gta tca gac gcc atc tat gac agt aaa gcc ccc aat 1135 Leu Glu Pro Val Val Ser Asp Ala Ile Tyr Asp Ser Lys Ala Pro Asn 235 240 245 gca tcc aac ttg aaa att gta aga atg gac agg aca gct gga tgt gtg 1183 Ala Ser Asn Leu Lys Ile Val Arg Met Asp Arg Thr Ala Gly Cys Val 250 255 260 act gga ggg gag gaa att tat ctt ctt tgt gac aaa gtt cag aaa gat 1231 Thr Gly Gly Glu Glu Ile Tyr Leu Leu Cys Asp Lys Val Gln Lys Asp 265 270 275 gac atc cag att cga ttt tat gaa gag gaa gaa aat ggt gga gtc tgg 1279 Asp Ile Gln Ile Arg Phe Tyr Glu Glu Glu Glu Asn Gly Gly Val Trp 280 285 290 gaa gga ttt gga gat ttt tcc ccc aca gat gtt cat aga caa ttt gcc 1327 Glu Gly Phe Gly Asp Phe Ser Pro Thr Asp Val His Arg Gln Phe Ala 295 300 305 310 att gtc ttc aaa act cca aag tat aaa gat att aat att aca aaa cca 1375 Ile Val Phe Lys Thr Pro Lys Tyr Lys Asp Ile Asn Ile Thr Lys Pro 315 320 325 gcc tct gtg ttt gtc cag ctt cgg agg aaa tct gac ttg gaa act agt 1423 Ala Ser Val Phe Val Gln Leu Arg Arg Lys Ser Asp Leu Glu Thr Ser 330 335 340 gaa cca aaa cct ttc ctc tac tat cct gaa atc aaa gat aaa gaa gaa 1471 Glu Pro Lys Pro Phe Leu Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Ile Lys Asp Lys Glu Glu 345 350 355 gtg cag agg aaa cgt cag aag ctc atg ccc aat ttt tcg gat agt ttc 1519 Val Gln Arg Lys Arg Gln Lys Leu Met Pro Asn Phe Ser Asp Ser Phe 360 365 370 ggc ggt ggt agt ggt gcc gga gct gga ggc gga ggc atg ttt ggt agt 1567 Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly Met Phe Gly Ser 375 380 385 390 ggc ggt gga gga ggg ggc act gga agt aca ggt cca ggg tat agc ttc 1615 Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Thr Gly Ser Thr Gly Pro Gly Tyr Ser Phe 395 400 405 cca cac tat gga ttt cct act tat ggt ggg att act ttc cat cct gga 1663 Pro His Tyr Gly Phe Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Ile Thr Phe His Pro Gly 410 415 420 act act aaa tct aat gct ggg atg aag cat gga acc atg gac act gaa 1711 Thr Thr Lys Ser Asn Ala Gly Met Lys His Gly Thr Met Asp Thr Glu 425 430 435 tct aaa aag gac cct gaa ggt tgt gac aaa agt gat gac aaa aac act 1759 Ser Lys Lys Asp Pro Glu Gly Cys Asp Lys Ser Asp Asp Lys Asn Thr 440 445 450 gta aac ctc ttt ggg aaa gtt att gaa acc aca gag caa gat cag gag 1807 Val Asn Leu Phe Gly Lys Val Ile Glu Thr Thr Glu Gln Asp Gln Glu 455 460 465 470 ccc agc gag gcc acc gtt ggg aat ggt gag gtc act cta acg tat gca 1855 Pro Ser Glu Ala Thr Val Gly Asn Gly Glu Val Thr Leu Thr Tyr Ala 475 480 485 aca gga aca aaa gaa gag agt gct gga gtt cag gat aac ctc ttt cta 1903 Thr Gly Thr Lys Glu Glu Ser Ala Gly Val Gln Asp Asn Leu Phe Leu 490 495 500 gag aag gct atg cag ctt gca aag agg cat gcc aat gcc ctt ttc gac 1951 Glu Lys Ala Met Gln Leu Ala Lys Arg His Ala Asn Ala Leu Phe Asp 505 510 515 tac gcg gtg aca gga gac gtg aag atg ctg ctg gcc gtc cag cgc cat 1999 Tyr Ala Val Thr Gly Asp Val Lys Met Leu Leu Ala Val Gln Arg His 520 525 530 ctc act gct gtg cag gat gag aat ggg gac agt gtc tta cac tta gca 2047 Leu Thr Ala Val Gln Asp Glu Asn Gly Asp Ser Val Leu His Leu Ala 535 540 545 550 atc atc cac ctt cat tct caa ctt gtg agg gat cta cta gaa gtc aca 2095 Ile Ile His Leu His Ser Gln Leu Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Glu Val Thr 555 560 565 tct ggt ttg att tct gat gac att atc aac atg aga aat gat ctg tac 2143 Ser Gly Leu Ile Ser Asp Asp Ile Ile Asn Met Arg Asn Asp Leu Tyr 570 575 580 cag acg ccc ttg cac ttg gca gtg atc act aag cag gaa gat gtg gtg 2191 Gln Thr Pro Leu His Leu Ala Val Ile Thr Lys Gln Glu Asp Val Val 585 590 595 gag gat ttg ctg agg gct ggg gcc gac ctg agc ctt ctg gac cgc ttg 2239 Glu Asp Leu Leu Arg Ala Gly Ala Asp Leu Ser Leu Leu Asp Arg Leu 600 605 610 ggt aac tct gtt ttg cac cta gct gcc aaa gaa gga cat gat aaa gtt 2287 Gly Asn Ser Val Leu His Leu Ala Ala Lys Glu Gly His Asp Lys Val 615 620 625 630 ctc agt atc tta ctc aag cac aaa aag gca gca cta ctt ctt gac cac 2335 Leu Ser Ile Leu Leu Lys His Lys Lys Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Asp His 635 640 645 ccc aac ggg gac ggt ctg aat gcc att cat cta gcc atg atg agc aat 2383 Pro Asn Gly Asp Gly Leu Asn Ala Ile His Leu Ala Met Met Ser Asn 650 655 660 agc ctg cca tgt ttg ctg ctg ctg gtg gcc gct ggg gct gac gtc aat 2431 Ser Leu Pro Cys Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ala Asp Val Asn 665 670 675 gct cag gag cag aag tcc ggg cgc aca gca ctg cac ctg gct gtg gag 2479 Ala Gln Glu Gln Lys Ser Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu His Leu Ala Val Glu 680 685 690 cac gac aac atc tca ttg gca ggc tgc ctg ctc ctg gag ggt gat gcc 2527 His Asp Asn Ile Ser Leu Ala Gly Cys Leu Leu Leu Glu Gly Asp Ala 695 700 705 710 cat gtg gac agt act acc tac gat gga acc aca ccc ctg cat ata gca 2575 His Val Asp Ser Thr Thr Tyr Asp Gly Thr Thr Pro Leu His Ile Ala 715 720 725 gct ggg aga ggg tcc acc agg ctg gca gct ctt ctc aaa gca gca gga 2623 Ala Gly Arg Gly Ser Thr Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Leu Lys Ala Ala Gly 730 735 740 gca gat ccc ctg gtg gag aac ttt gag cct ctc tat gac ctg gat gac 2671 Ala Asp Pro Leu Val Glu Asn Phe Glu Pro Leu Tyr Asp Leu Asp Asp 745 750 755 tct tgg gaa aat gca gga gag gat gaa gga gtt gtg cct gga acc acg 2719 Ser Trp Glu Asn Ala Gly Glu Asp Glu Gly Val Val Pro Gly Thr Thr 760 765 770 cct cta gat atg gcc acc agc tgg cag gta ttt gac ata tta aat ggg 2767 Pro Leu Asp Met Ala Thr Ser Trp Gln Val Phe Asp Ile Leu Asn Gly 775 780 785 790 aaa cca tat gag cca gag ttt aca tct gat gat tta cta gca caa gga 2815 Lys Pro Tyr Glu Pro Glu Phe Thr Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly 795 800 805 gac atg aaa cag ctg gct gaa gat gtg aag ctg cag ctg tat aag tta 2863 Asp Met Lys Gln Leu Ala Glu Asp Val Lys Leu Gln Leu Tyr Lys Leu 810 815 820 cta gaa att cct gat cca gac aaa aac tgg gct act ctg gcg cag aaa 2911 Leu Glu Ile Pro Asp Pro Asp Lys Asn Trp Ala Thr Leu Ala Gln Lys 825 830 835 tta ggt ctg ggg ata ctt aat aat gcc ttc cgg ctg agt cct gct cct 2959 Leu Gly Leu Gly Ile Leu Asn Asn Ala Phe Arg Leu Ser Pro Ala Pro 840 845 850 tcc aaa aca ctt atg gac aac tat gag gtc tct ggg ggt aca gtc aga 3007 Ser Lys Thr Leu Met Asp Asn Tyr Glu Val Ser Gly Gly Thr Val Arg 855 860 865 870 gag ctg gtg gag gcc ctg aga caa atg ggc tac acc gaa gca att gaa 3055 Glu Leu Val Glu Ala Leu Arg Gln Met Gly Tyr Thr Glu Ala Ile Glu 875 880 885 gtg atc cag gca gcc tcc agc cca gtg aag acc acc tct cag gcc cac 3103 Val Ile Gln Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Thr Thr Ser Gln Ala His 890 895 900 tcg ctg cct ctc tcg cct gcc tcc aca agg cag caa ata gac gag ctc 3151 Ser Leu Pro Leu Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Arg Gln Gln Ile Asp Glu Leu 905 910 915 cga gac agt gac agt gtc tgc gac acg ggc gtg gag aca tcc ttc cgc 3199 Arg Asp Ser Asp Ser Val Cys Asp Thr Gly Val Glu Thr Ser Phe Arg 920 925 930 aaa ctc agc ttt acc gag tct ctg acc agt ggt gcc tca ctg cta act 3247 Lys Leu Ser Phe Thr Glu Ser Leu Thr Ser Gly Ala Ser Leu Leu Thr 935 940 945 950 ctc aac aaa atg ccc cat gat tat ggg cag gaa gga cct cta gaa ggc 3295 Leu Asn Lys Met Pro His Asp Tyr Gly Gln Glu Gly Pro Leu Glu Gly 955 960 965 aaa att tag cctgctgaca atttcccaca ccgtgtaaac caaagcccta aaattccact 3354 Lys Ile gcgttgtcca caagacagaa gctgaagtgc atccaaaggt gctcagagag ccggcccgcc 3414 tgaatcattc tcgatttaac tcgagacctt ttcaacttgg cttcctttct tggttcataa 3474 atgaatttta gtttggttca cttacagata gtatctagca atcacaacac tggctgagcg 3534 gatgcatctg gggatgaggt tgcttactaa gctttgccag ctgctgctgg atcacagctg 3594 ctttctgttg tcattgctgt tgtccctctg c 3625 5 21 DNA Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 5 ggctacaccg aagcaattga a 21 6 18 DNA Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 6 cagcgagtgg gcctgaga 18 7 23 DNA Artificial Sequence PCR Probe 7 aggcagcctc cagcccagtg aag 23 8 19 DNA Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 8 gaaggtgaag gtcggagtc 19 9 20 DNA Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 9 gaagatggtg atgggatttc 20 10 20 DNA Artificial Sequence PCR Probe 10 caagcttccc gttctcagcc 20 11 118518 DNA H. sapiens 11 tattggtcag gctggtctca aactcctgac ctcaggggat ccacccgcct tggcctccca 60 aagtgctggg attacaggtg tgagccaccg cacccggctc acagaatttc ttaaaaagtc 120 attgtgttca gtctttatgg atcctctaaa ttccagctgc tcagcctccc ggagctaaat 180 gagatcactt aaaggtcgac tgttggggcc tccaaggtcg cctcggagac tcacctcata 240 ggcaatcaaa tggatcgctg ggtttttgtg tgtgtgggtt ttttttgttt attttttttt 300 tccagaaaaa cactccacca agaaggtttt tataacctac tggaggagga ggatggagag 360 tgggcacgaa aggactagga tgaacatgcc ataagcaatc taaatgccac tgcaatattg 420 cctggtgagg acctgattac tgatgtttta aagctaagct ttcagttgtc actccaccca 480 gtagtgaaac aatgagctct aaaatatata tttcggctca agctttctta tgtggggagg 540 taatccaccc gaaggtatcc ccagcctgta cctaatacag tgcccagcac taaagcagct 600 cagatgccag tgaatggtgg ccactgggag gcctgtcagt gggtgccagt agcggtctct 660 tcagagaaaa agaaaactcc cctctgccag atcagtattt tatgagctgt gaaccaaaac 720 cattgctacc accatcacta taattctatc cacagtaatt atcataaagg cctaacaatg 780 ccttgtagat gaacattctg agtaactgct ctataaccag gagatttaag accgcaccaa 840 aaaccagtag agggttatac tttactgggc acaagtcgtt tatgataacg aaattgtagt 900 ttaatctgtg aagagatgtg aatgtaactg agacacgctt aaatggaata tacagatgag 960 ctttattttt atatctggca tgcttggatc catgccgacc ctccagctgc tcgggcctgc 1020 ccttaggggc tatggaccgc atgactctat cagcggcact gccaccgccg ccgcctccgt 1080 gctgcctgcg ttccccgacc attgattggg cccggcaggc gcttcctggg ggcttcccta 1140 ccggctccag cccttgggat tcgggagcgc cctgctagga agccagagcc ccgcaggggc 1200 cgcggcgtcc aggccgccta acgcgcgccc ctcgcccggc gccccgaagc ggccccgagg 1260 ggcgggagcc gaggcgagcg gcaaggccgg gccgggggcg cacagcgccc ctagaagtgc 1320 gggcttcccc cacccccggc agcgacccta cctcccgccc ccgctgcgtg cgcgcgtgtg 1380 tccgtctgtc tgtatgctct ctcgacgtca gtgggaattt ccagccagga agtgagagag 1440 tgagcgagac agaaagagag agaagtgcac cagcgagccg gggcaggaag aggaggtttc 1500 gccaccggag cggcccggcg acgcgctgac agcttcccct gcccttcccg tcggtcgggc 1560 cgccagccgc cgcagccctc ggcctgcacg cagccaccgg ccccgctccc ggagcccagc 1620 gccgccgagg ccgcagccgc ccggccagta aggcggcgcc gccgcccggc caccgcgcgc 1680 cctgcgcttc cctccgcccg cgctgcggcc atggcgcggc gctgactggc ctggcccggc 1740 cccgccgcgc tcccgctcgc cccgacccgc actcgggccc gcccgggctc cggcctgccg 1800 ccgcctcttc cttctccagc cggcaggccc gcgccgctta ggagggagag cccacccgcg 1860 ccaggaggcc gaacgcggac tcgccacccg ggtaagccaa actcgggcga gtgggggccc 1920 ggcaggggac gcgtggccca agtcctgccg cccagccctc cgcaccccct ccagccccac 1980 tcggacttcc tcattcctgc gctaaccgct gggctagacc gtgggaggag gttgacagta 2040 gctgagaggc acatgggatt agcgacagcg gggaaagaca catccggacc tcgcaggggc 2100 tagtcggccg aagggccgcg gccgcccggc ggtcatttct cttcacgtcc ctccgcgggg 2160 cgggaacgcg aaccggaggg gaactcttac aaacttttaa aatccccaac cccagcccca 2220 cctgggggat ggtgagaagg ttggagtgcg ctgcggcgcg gaggagagag ggaaggtggt 2280 tggtgcagtg cagaaccaga tttcacctaa gggcgttcca tgaaatgaaa gcagaagtgc 2340 ttgtcagtcc tcttggctgg gaaagccctc cccagctccc cagaattgaa taggagagtc 2400 tattcatccc tctcctactt ctaaaagaaa cctggctcgc tctctgtctc tctctctctc 2460 ccccctcccc ccctccgtgc gcgcgcgcgc gcgcacacac acacacacac acacacacac 2520 acacacacac gatatagtca cctgctatag gacttgattc tgatcctccg gggcctggca 2580 tttgagagag aaaataaatt acctacctgg atacttagag cactttttag acttgattat 2640 gtaaaactct tggacagtgc caccatgcat tatgcatgac cgctgaaaca aaaataatgt 2700 aaaaacaagg cctatcctaa atgcaagttt ttctatggtc cttaaaaaca gacaccaggg 2760 aatgtttgcc ctgacttgct ggtttatcct gaaactcaaa tgggacttaa tgatacagga 2820 tttaattatc aagattgaca tgttcatgga ctttgttaag tagaggtttt cagcattaca 2880 gtttatgaaa taaccatatt taactcaaag atttttttat aaagctcata atctgaaaaa 2940 atgcttatgg tattactaaa acatttaata gctctggcat caaaatattc tacatactgg 3000 tgatctttta gtaaatagta aaggttaggg tcaagatatt caataatttt tttctagcag 3060 aatcccacaa ctgaatattg tcaagcagtt taaactgcat tcgtgtttgt taaaacttta 3120 aaagggaaac ttaaaactaa agtatgttgt ttttctgatt ttaatattgt gctttctaga 3180 gatgaatcct tttactgttt gaggcactat aggaattatg tatttaaatg tatgtattta 3240 aatttgaagc aatgtacttt tttgagttta taaacttggg aagacaggaa ataaaaagat 3300 ttgtttcctg tagaatttta cattcatgat ttaattgaat tgctaaaatg gaaagaacat 3360 gtacgattaa tggagacttg gaatctgaga ttattcatcc atattgatac acctgcaatt 3420 cctaaatgcc ctcccctgct tgtttagata aaatgtcttc ctgggctgca gcctactgga 3480 caaacttgaa cacaaaggaa cacacgttat atgtacattt aatactggaa ccgaaaagct 3540 gcttgcagtg aaaagcaaac cacttctaaa ctctttgaga ctttttaaag aaggtagtat 3600 aatcctttta ggggttggtg gtgatgtgaa aatctattat ctttttgctg aaatttcatt 3660 cttatgttag gcattggcac tcacttgtgc tgagtaaatg cccgtgtttt tcaaacccag 3720 atagtaaata ctgggggtat acatacaaaa atagtccttc ccctttgtaa gcattgcttt 3780 gatctttgca cttccttttt actctacctc ttaaacaaga tctgtgttga ttgagttgat 3840 taaagcacaa ttaatctgaa ataggcagaa ttttagattt agtgattata ttccttacat 3900 ttctgttgtt actgttcctg gaaacaaatt gaagtagttt gagaaactaa tatttatgca 3960 ggttgtttta actacacttt tagacttgca gataattgat taagtaagtt actaccttga 4020 ctttcaggga ttgctcattg tggtagatac gaggtctaga tagggaattg gcagctacat 4080 gaatgttgga ctatcattcc atcagcaaga ccttattttt acctaattta tgagaggtat 4140 ttctctgttc agaagaggtg aaagttctgg cttctggggg gaagtggtta cttcataacc 4200 ttcaattggt ttgaacttgg gagaagtaag aaaagtagtc gatattttca aacagtaaaa 4260 taattgtatc tgagttgctg tatggatttt tgatgaagta ctcaaaatgt catcttttgc 4320 atcttcgggt cttagtagat gtgctattct gagtatagaa ttgactgcag taggaagtgt 4380 atctggaaat gcacagtact gttgtataac caatagagta aattctcaga ttatgctctt 4440 ctggtccaca gattgatcag aaatcacatt aacaggaatg gatgtctatg caaaatttct 4500 cattaatttt cttactttta gtaggaagtt tgttttattc ggttggtctg ttggttttct 4560 gtttacaagg tgaattgtct acagtagtgg gattgttata ttagaagaga aggagaagga 4620 aaaatagaag ttagtgctag aggatatgtt aagatgttct gctcctacat ctacatttgt 4680 gtctaatcag cattaattga tgactacgtc ttggtaaaca gtagaccata ctggagcaat 4740 ttactctgct ttttgggaat tagttctcat ttgcactctt gcacctccca taaatactga 4800 actcacttgt agtgttctta gaggtcagca ataaaccatc aagagcatat gatctctctt 4860 tgaattttgt cactactttg gagacagaca gtttggaaga actgaaggta ctcagcctca 4920 gggagaaagg tttgaacgtt ttggcatagt cctgcaagtc agtttggctc cttgactgtg 4980 aattttttta atcaaaaaag attaatattt gaaaccacat aatttggaca gttaatagtt 5040 ctggtaacat aaccaagcct tttatctttg tagtatttca ttaattagta tccagtgcct 5100 cacttttaga agaaaaaaag agaaaaaagt agtaacattc ttttaatgat gatgaaattg 5160 cttcatacct ttggtctctg ctgtattagg ggttgttcct gggtgcaaat taatatactg 5220 tcttttacat ttccggaggt tgttgacctg gccttgaaga tcagccaaca gtttagaaaa 5280 taagttgtgc aaattgcatt gctacacctc aaataattta aagcctgaca gttctgtaca 5340 gaataagagt cacataagat gtgatttgtt aaagattata gaaatctcag aagatagatt 5400 atggatgaaa atatttgttt aatttagagt actaataata aaaatagtgc attttacatt 5460 ttaaaaagaa aacaattttt attgtgtcat attttctgta gtaacaaaca gaattaatta 5520 tcagtaatac aaatttcatc tgctttaatt tattgcctgt ttttgaaatt agaataatga 5580 tatatttggt ttaattatcc attacaaatt gccttattat ttttcattca tctttcacca 5640 ttaatccaga aaccttaaaa tagcttttat tttgacccat gccttcagta gatatcaaca 5700 gacttgagtt catctatgga tcctattagt ttaaactgtg acaaattttg actgcttaag 5760 ctttagaaaa gaatttattc tttaaaatag ccaaaattat aaaaaatgaa ataaagaaaa 5820 agctgtttga gagaatcaaa tactctagtt taactaaaaa taaataatat ctaatcaata 5880 ctgacgaaag aaatatctga tgcttagcat tgtacttgtt ggtacatagt aagcaatcat 5940 taactgttaa atgaatgaat gatatgaagt tgttgcaaaa ttttttttta aatggacagc 6000 catcttctat aaggaacaaa aattacatta ttttgctttg ccttctggaa agaaaggagc 6060 acaaaatagt ccttgtgtct tagatattat ggaaatctta tctaaagacc acttgaagtt 6120 tactagaaca aataatttat taaaaagtat ctggcgcctt ccaaaagggg aacatttcat 6180 tctgaaagag gcatttatga actagaaaaa aaatgccttt tagtttcaaa gttttagagg 6240 caccagagca agattataaa gtaattggaa tgataaaagg tgcttgtaaa attgaaaaat 6300 gtaatttttt ggtgaagtta gaatttctgt acactccatt gaaactgtaa tatcaaatac 6360 taatacctcc aaaaaagaaa caatgctaca agcactgctt ggtaatctaa gaattgttaa 6420 cacttatcta aattaatcaa ccaaaaagtt aaaacaaaat atgttatttt gttatgttac 6480 ctctagaatt aaacacctat cacccataaa tctgtgactg ttaaaagtta ctagatggca 6540 aacctcagga acaagcaggc agttagcagg gtttactgta ctttccactt tcatacttta 6600 atgatttttc caacactata gaagctgggg cctcatccta gcacagtttg ttcattattt 6660 ttcagttgta gcatttttta aaagttggcc ttgaatttct gaattgaacc atttattttt 6720 ttgtggacac agttttttaa atgaaatata ccatttagac tagaaaagag caaaatgcca 6780 atactccctg tcctagtgtc attgtgcccc ctgggaaccc taatgcagtc ctgtgggaaa 6840 acaaccattt tattgagcgc tgctcacttc agttcattct gctttgctgc cacttagttc 6900 tggttctgac cctgatctcc cctcacatca ctcacaacaa acattcaagt ttaaaaatta 6960 agttaaaagt tagttacata tatatgtaac taatgtgtat attaaatata ctgatatata 7020 ttagttacat atacagatat ggcaacaaca aaaaaggtta tatatataca tatttgtaac 7080 taatatgtat attaaatata atgatatatg tataaataca tatttgtaac taatataatt 7140 atatttaata tatattagtt acaaatatgt atatataata ttttttgttg ttgccagcaa 7200 aatgagaaag aaattaaatg ttaacatcta taacaattgc actgtaaagc cgtcattgtt 7260 gaaaagtact ccgaagatta atagcggcag tgtttgttaa aataataaaa taatccaggc 7320 actctgcctg tgacttcccc atgagatggc ttccagaaaa agataaattt ttgtgtgttc 7380 ccttacgagt tcagtctgca gcttctgggc atgaagagaa gcataaacaa aacaaacaag 7440 gctctaactt tgttataatc cttacgctac tagtagaaat gtatggacaa ttcatgcatt 7500 tcatattgga aaataaagct attagatttt tctttgagat gaaccttttt tttgtaattt 7560 attttttatt ttttattttt tttcagtaga gatgggattt tgctctgttg gccaggctgg 7620 tctcaaactc ctgacctcaa gtgatccacc cgcctcagcc tcccaaagtg ccgggattac 7680 aggcgtgagc cacctagctt ggccaaggtg aacctttttg ataaatgagg ctcactaata 7740 tttctaggat ttacttttca ctaacttgaa ctaaagaaag tataagacct gcataaagtt 7800 gagcatacct ctataatgtc ccattttaaa aagcaatttg tttttaatga cttttatttg 7860 ttaaaagcag ttatttcaaa aaattatttt tattatttat catgtcattt ggactgaaaa 7920 tactatacca tatttcagtg ttagggcaca cctatccctc tttatcccag acgtcaattc 7980 taccatataa caagtatgta aaaaagaaaa cataaaagtg atgacagact ccctaatcaa 8040 cctatttatt ggttctaagc ccaagcctgc agttcattta aatagtgaaa atagattact 8100 taattgtctt agaaaatatg tcttccatga caagaatttt aggaatgaga aaataactat 8160 ttttggatgt tttaacacaa attcccaaat catgttttat tgatatttga agaacctctt 8220 tgtctaccag ttcttaagta taggcttatt ttgtaaggct taaacatgta ttggtgtttg 8280 actgttaaga cttgatctat aaccttcagt gtctttttct tttaaatggg gtatggactt 8340 ggtaatgagg ccagaggaga ataccttaca atttatagca tctgcatata atacaagaac 8400 cttcatgatt tataaaatta aaatgatgat gatgtggaat gatggaagaa gcatgtgtgg 8460 gtggctattt atgtagagga aattagaagt tgaaagcaat gttaagaatt aaaattaaat 8520 tacacttaat tttttgctca gttggatagt caggaaagta cttaaatcag caattgattt 8580 acgtaaaatc aaaactgaaa actgaatata caatctagga aataggaaaa aaatttttag 8640 tgtgttcata ctgctaattt caaaccaagc aaaaaacctg gggaactact tttcagagga 8700 gatggcttaa aatgaaccaa aaatatagcc atttctctac cctattcatt taatgcattc 8760 atttattata ctgctaatac atgataaggt gaataggtta agcatcgttt gtatatgtgt 8820 atgtgatttt aaacctgagt cttttgaaag attggtcaaa gcaaaggata atgaaagcat 8880 aaagatttag ggggaagagt cctctataaa actaagactt aaactttgtt atcaacttga 8940 atgtgaagat agaataatct agaaagtgaa tgagaattat aaataaaagg acaaatcata 9000 tatctcatgg ttgagaaata caatgagata aattgtatat ctcatctcat ggagggtcat 9060 aatgaaagaa gtaagagaga ttgcccttgg atagaacctt tcggcagaca tttcataatg 9120 gattatcata tttttgctaa actggtaaga atggactttt caccacatta tgaaaaaaca 9180 ctttagaagt cagttgcgat caagcaaata taagtacctg ggaaattaaa atcaaaagca 9240 cagcagtcca acaatagtca aatgcattta ctcactctca taccatatca tagcgttaat 9300 ttgagataat gtctttatgg tgtctcttta tatatttact cgatttccca tttaagacat 9360 ttaaccaaat ttaaaaagca atccttagaa actttaaaaa tatttcctat tttaaaccat 9420 tacataatca tttaccctgc agttacaatt ctttttttgt gatgggtggg gaagtatccc 9480 atttctctta gaaagtcttc tgtaatagcc aaataggagt caatccaagt tgcttagaga 9540 ggtagttcaa tcctgtgttg aaatagatga cttttggagt aattgtgcta tatttactga 9600 gtatctgttg aactgtagga gtccagtcat tcaaggcaag ctacagaaat gattttattg 9660 ctgaggcact taagtatctt cacatctata tgccaatatt aaatttctca tcatccttga 9720 tccccacccc tttgcacaga ttggtatccc cagcacatta gggaatgcgg ttgttagcct 9780 gttagggtcc attcagtaga tttctcatgc cagaaatcta gaagcccttc ttatacattc 9840 agctttcttc ttcagtcagt caccaagttc tatcaaggca gcctcctcat ctccagaatc 9900 catcccttcc tcgttgaatt tctagatttt atttttgcat tgtctcctgc ttctaaccca 9960 tcgttcattt cgcataatgg tcagctttct aaagtgtaaa tcggatcatg tctctgcagt 10020 gaatcccagt tgtcttcaca agctgattct cgcacacctc acccccttac tccctccggt 10080 gttccccaac catcccctaa tctcaaatcc tccacaccga ctttcagttt cctatccaca 10140 gtttctgact ttgaatgcct ttgcttatgc cctccctgta tgagaagtgc cttttctttc 10200 ctagccatcc tgctaacttc taaaccctta ggcctggttt gagcatcacc atttctctca 10260 cttgcctttc tgttttctcc ctcccctttc cataaagagt tatgtgcccc cattctgtgt 10320 tctcctgaat tcctgtgggt cctagaaaag aaacatcttg agggcaagga gttcatctta 10380 tttacttttt atttgcacag cacctggtgt gtttgctgaa taagtaaata ccgaacaaga 10440 tatcaagaga cagtgctgcc aattaactgt gtggctctga gcaagttaat taacttctct 10500 gagtcttatt tttgttctgt aaaaaaaatg aggtttgaca aaatgagcat ctctctctaa 10560 aattatgtgt ttctttgatg taattgtatt aattggaaga cttcagattt tcttgccata 10620 tcaagatagg tcaacttaag aaaaatgcat gtgagtaagt accaagccaa ttcttgatta 10680 tcagtatgat aatatgagga actgcccatt ttgtcgataa taagttataa tttttggtct 10740 cagtgtaggt tctttctcaa atccagatgt ttctggtgtt gcattttttc attattattc 10800 agtctctcgc attcatattt ctccaaagaa atttatggaa aacttgagac aaaaattgaa 10860 tgtaaagttt aatatttaaa tgctagattg attcaaggtc tcactaatta taactatatt 10920 tggagggaga agaaggggag gtggtggtag tatgagctga atcctcctct gttccttcct 10980 agaaggaaca caacgtccta catcaagaaa aaagacagaa gcatatcttg gagatatgaa 11040 aagaaccacc aggtaaacta aaaagaaaaa gagtgttaaa aagtcagcct ttaaaaagca 11100 ggattggaga tgaggagggg tggagtaggg gaagcattgc ttgtttatag aagctcttcc 11160 atcttcgtat agtgtgattt ttattttttt attatttttt ccttcctttt ttttgacctc 11220 cagctttagt atagtacagt tgacagaaat tatatatgtt tatggtacac aagatgatgt 11280 tttgatatac atatgcattg tgaaatgatt aaatcaagct gattaacata agtagggttt 11340 tatttcttta acagtgattt atttgaatat atgttgagtc ctttctatgt gccagacaca 11400 gttctaagga caaggcacac agtgccaaac aagacagaaa tccagaaatt catggagctt 11460 aaatcatgta gtcttttcag tttttaaaat tttcttgctg ggcgtagtgg ctcatatctg 11520 taatcccagt acttcaggag gccgagaagg gaggattgct taaacccagg aatttgagac 11580 cagcatggac aaaatagcga gaccccagtc tctacaaaaa atttaaaaat tagctgggca 11640 tggtggcaca tgcctgtggt cccagctctt caggaggccg aggtaggagg ttcacttgag 11700 cctgggaggt tgaggcttca gtgagcagcg attgtgccac tgcagtccag tctaggcaac 11760 aaagcaagac tgtctcaaaa aaggaaaaaa aaaatagaaa gagaaacttt atttttacat 11820 tagccttttt taagttgaag aatcccatag ctaaaaaagt acacaaatat taatgctgca 11880 actttagtga tttatctcaa ggtgaacacg tttaacctag tgggtggtca agaaatagaa 11940 cactggcagc actgcaaaag catcctatct gccctttctt agttaggacc ccttccctcc 12000 actgtcattt aaaagatttc acaaacaact tttggattat atgtatgtca attctgtgac 12060 tcatatatat ccacatagac aatggagcgt tgactgaatg aattcattat tccaaggtgc 12120 taataatgag cttcacacca gcgggaactc tgctgtgtca gttgggctct aagctcagtt 12180 catttcagat attcctcact aaacaaaata ctgtttttcc tcagttgtta gtaaaaaata 12240 gaaaacagat tacattctca tttacttatt acttatgaat gtaaaagtaa atattttgct 12300 taataccaag tagccagggt cactgacaga gacatgggag aaagaagtat tcacatctga 12360 tgttatcaga catagaagag agaggtatag ttcacctatt tctccccact cagtttatac 12420 attgacatct gtatgtgtgt tgttttgttt tgttttgttt gtttgttttg agatgtggtg 12480 tcgctctgtc acacaggctg gaatgcagtg gcgcaatcat ggctcactgc agcctcgact 12540 tcctggtccc aagctatcct cccacctcag ccacccaagt aggtgggact acaggcatgc 12600 accaccacac ctggcaaaat tttaatttta ttttactttt taaaattttt gtagagatgg 12660 ggtctcccta tgttgccaag gcttgtcccc aaatacctgg acctcccaaa gtgctgggat 12720 tataggtgtg agccaccaca cccagccatg tatatgttaa agcgtttatc tgtatgagtg 12780 gtcagtgtag aaagggcttc atggagcctg attttgatgg cttgcaaatt attatatttg 12840 tgtatgtgta atcggaaggc cttcgccgtg attatttctt caaaggaacc ctttgtccct 12900 ccagggtgat tgtacccatg ttcataggac caaacattgc tggttcacat aatgactctt 12960 tttcttttaa aacataaagg acatattttt atggattttt gaggattaat agaataaaaa 13020 tctaaagtca tattcagatt caagagaact ggatcagttt ctctgtattt gaacaaaaga 13080 atactaatct ctaattcata atgcatgagg tctacttctt cctcagtctg aaaatatgaa 13140 tattccaaaa tggtactcaa ggcagaggct atatatcaaa attaaaattc tgtgatacta 13200 tgtttttagg gaagaagaaa actgtagcat tagaaatgta gacgcaaaag gtcagaacaa 13260 agtccagtat gtcaagtccc tttataatgc catctgaatg aaagacctca caccatgaac 13320 agaggtattg aagcagtttt tatgtggaaa tggtaggcag caatatctca ggagtgactt 13380 taattataac atttaaggtt ttatctaact tattataatc cttagagaac ttctctagct 13440 ctacaagtta ttcttggcag aatttgtcct aacatagtat taataaaaat aaattttact 13500 tgagtatgat ataaattact cttaattaca atataatttt aaaatgccca aaacatcttt 13560 tgatcttatg aatttcagtc agctatgatt aagaagacaa ccataggcaa aaatttcttt 13620 cttatggaac acgttggaat gcattctaat cacttctcta agaaaatccc tgtcccccat 13680 gattatagtg aatatgatac agcaataatt tagatgcttc tttcaggggg gtgaggttat 13740 gtattctaca gtctattgat tctaagaggc acttttttct cccccaattt aacagttttg 13800 tttaattata tacatttcag gattttttgg ggatattttt ctatcactgg tttctgattt 13860 aattccactg tatttagata acatattccg catgctttca attctttgaa atttattgag 13920 acttacttta tggctcggga cgtggtctat cttcgtgaat attccgtgtg tatttaaaaa 13980 taatgtggac tctgggccgg gcgcggtggc tcacggctgt aatcctagca ctttgggagt 14040 ccgaggcagg caaatcatga ggtcaggaga tcgagaccat cctggctcac acggtgaaac 14100 cccatctcta ctaaaaaaat acaaaaactt agccaggcgt tgtggtgggc gcctgtagtc 14160 ccagctactc aggaggctga ggcaggagaa cagcgtgaac ccaggaggca gagcttgcag 14220 tgagccgaga tggcgccact gcactccagc ctgggtgaca gagcgagact ccatctcaaa 14280 aaaaaaaaga aaataataat aataataatg tggactctaa aatcattcag tggggtgttg 14340 tagacacact aggttctttt gattgacagt tttgttccta agccttctat atctttccta 14400 ccatggtttg aatgtgtccc caccaaattc aggtgttgaa acaggatgac caatgtgatg 14460 gtaggaaaag gtagagcctg taagaagtga tgggattagg tgccctttta aaagggcttg 14520 ctggaggaaa tttgtctcct cttgcctttc cgccctctgc cagttgcgga cacagcattc 14580 ctcccctcta gaggatgcat ccctcaccag ataccaaatg ctggtgcctt gatcttgggc 14640 ttcccgttgc cagaactgtg agaaataaac ctgggctctt tataaattac ccagtctcag 14700 ctattctgtt atagcagcat tgacagacta agacatttcc tgacactctg ttgatttgct 14760 ttgatcaatt accgagagag gaatgttaaa aatcttaact gtaattgtgg atttgtcatt 14820 ttttccatta gttctgccac gtttttgctt catgtatttt gaagctttgt taataggtgc 14880 gtacacaata agatcattgt ttttctttga tgagttggcc ctttgattct tatatgcaat 14940 gttcctcttt gtccctggta atgtttattc tcttgaagtc tactttatct gatattttag 15000 aatgtagcct gcttttctta tatttagcat ttgcatgata taactagccc agtgtaccat 15060 cttcatacat ttaaactgtg tctttaatat taaagtacaa ttcttatgaa aagcgtatac 15120 tttaatcttg ttttttaaaa atccagtctg atcatctctg tcttctagat gagttcagtc 15180 cagttccatg taatattatt attattatta tttttttttt tttttttttt tgagacggag 15240 tctcgctctg tcgcccaggc tggagtgcag tggcgggatc tcggctcact gcaagctccg 15300 cctcccgggt tcacgccatt ctcctgcctc agcctcccaa gtagctggga ctacaggcgc 15360 ccgccactac gcccggctaa ttttttgtat ttttagtaga gacggggttt caccgtttta 15420 gccgggatgg tctcgatctc ctgacctcgt gatccgcccg cctcggcctc ccaaagtgct 15480 gggattacag gcgtgagcca ccgcgcccgg ccccatgtaa tattattact ggtatgttgg 15540 gtttaagtct ctcatcttgg taattaatta tctatttgtg ctatctcttc tttattcttt 15600 tttttctcct ttcctgccat cctttgaata aatcaagttt agtgttttaa attccatttt 15660 atctccttca ttggttactt tctaaagtgg ttactttacc actttagaaa agtatttgtt 15720 tattacaata tgcatctttg agtctctaat taatgtgaga acttgacaat gttatacttc 15780 tgtttgtcct tctgtgctgt tattgttata cattttactt ctttatatgt tataaactcc 15840 aaaatatatt gtcttgtttt gctgtgaaca gtcaatcgtc tgtttaggaa attaagaaag 15900 aagaaataaa agtcttctgc ttactcacat atttatcatt attgatgctt tttattcttt 15960 catacaggtc caagtgtcta tcatttccct tcagcatgaa gaacttcttt ttagcatgtc 16020 ttttagcagg tctgctggtg atgaatactc ttagctcttg tttacttgaa aatgtcaatt 16080 tcacctttat ttttaaaaga tttatttgct gaatattctg gaccaatctt tttttttctt 16140 ttatcactgt aaaggtgcct ttacattgcc ttctagcttg tactgtatct aatgatcatc 16200 agaaacatca tgcttatcat gcttatcaat tgttccccca tatataatat gtcctttctt 16260 gtcctttgct attttgggat tttttttttc tctagcatta gtttttaaca gtttggctgt 16320 aatatgccta accatggttt tatttgtctt tatccagcag agagatcttt gagattcttg 16380 gatctgtggg ttgatttttt aaaaatcaaa tttataaaaa ttctcaactg ttattttttt 16440 gaatattttt tctgtctttt ttctgtttct gggattctat gttacaaata cgtaagactg 16500 cttaatattg tcctgtaggt cactgaagct gtgttcactt ctttctacct ttttttctct 16560 gtaattcagt ttgggtagtt tttattgacc tttcttctag tttattggta ctttcttcta 16620 taatgttaaa tatgctaagt ccatctagtg aaatttcatt tcagttctaa aatttccatt 16680 ctttttttta aaagaaaggt atgcatttct ttgctgatat tgcctatctg ttctctcatt 16740 atgttcatct tttcctttac attattgacc atatgctatt agctattttt gtcatttgtg 16800 tcattttttt tctcagtctt attttcctat ttctttgcag gcttcattat gttttattgt 16860 acattgtgga gagtttgggt tttttgtctt cctttaaaac gtgttgagct ttgttgtaac 16920 aggcagtgaa tttactggtg gatcacctag ttttattaag ataggtttag agtagccctt 16980 attttaggat gtttctaact cccatcgtgt ggtctttctg aaatcacaac tgaatgctca 17040 caatgttcag tgatgtcttt ccaccctgga ttattacaaa ttcagtgtct ctcagcacta 17100 tatgatgtcc ggaatttcca tttagctctt agatgcccag aaactgtttt ctattaggtt 17160 ttgcagggtc ttgtcctaca ctatcacagc ttggtatttg gccagtgacc agagatgacc 17220 cctatgtaga tttctgaggc tcttgctttt tgtgtaaagc ctttctttgt gatattctgc 17280 ccattggtgt tctctctttg ggctctccct gtgtcatgat ttggaaagtg tcctcagtca 17340 aaaagtgagg gcgaatttag aatttaccta aatcacctta taatatatag ccctatgaag 17400 tccaatgtct taaattacat ctttaggtat tttgtatggt ttcacagttg agtatagcaa 17460 ggagggaggt tcagataact gttaatctgt gataactaaa accagaattt gacattctga 17520 caaacttgaa attgcagtgc ttcttaaaat taatacagta ttacttaaaa aacaaaaaca 17580 aaaaaaccag tgttttccaa tttgccaata caaaaaagca aaactcccat ctctactttt 17640 taggaacttc tatccatttg agaagatgat aaatatatag gtaaagttag attgcagtaa 17700 aactatgctg tctagtgtta aatcaccagt atatataagt tttatagata ttatgtgact 17760 acagagctat aggttatagg aaaaatatag gatttcttgg cagaaattgg atttaactag 17820 agccttgaag agtggatgct attgaggtag aaaagatggc atttcaggat gcagggcata 17880 ttgtgaacaa atgtacaaga tggaaatgag caagtcattc tgaatgatta atctgtctat 17940 catagagggt tttgattagg acatagtagt agttgatgct tataatatga tttaatataa 18000 taatgtaatg tgctgagtgg ttgaagtctt tggactttat cttataagta atatggcaat 18060 aatgtgaaag attcttgaag aggaagaaac cctgcagtga gggagaacag tacagagcct 18120 attactgtca ttcagaggtg aagcaataaa ggtctctcct aggatgttgg aaagaagggg 18180 cagatccaag aaacaacatg aagaaaataa tcagcagaaa ttggttattg actagatatg 18240 tgtgaaaatg atatattggc agaaattgca aagtcaaaaa tggggctcat tgcagcagga 18300 atgatgaaat tgcttttaga tagagaggtg aagggattta aaacattaac ttgttttaaa 18360 ggtatcactg cttaaagcta acagtgattt attaatattt gcactctgaa agttttaaca 18420 gttttaattt tatgtataca ccacagtgtt ttggctacta tacttgcctc ttttgttcag 18480 ttgggaattg agtaaactaa tagagtaaaa aaatgagtac aaagtgggct ttgactagaa 18540 ctctaacaaa gtgtgatcac tgaattacca agataattaa cccatacccc acatatactc 18600 catttcccat gacacatatt atattgcatt gtttttgcct atttgccttc ctacttccta 18660 aactgttgaa ttagtttgct tttgttgcat taaaaaaaag gagaatcacc acaaagcaaa 18720 ttaaaagata ctgattactt cttccaattc tgtgggctgc ctagttcatc tggcctggcc 18780 tgctttggct aatctctgag gtcttttggc tacttgactg gtactgtttg tagctactca 18840 gctggtgccc tactgctgtt tgtctgaagt tgttttggct actcagctgg tgctagggag 18900 cctcagctag gactgcctgt ctgtgctcca catggtcttt gattttccag tggctggtgc 18960 aggcttgttt gcatggtaac aatgttccaa gaaagcaaga atgatcattg caaggcctct 19020 tataagctgg gtttagaact tgtacttcta cctcttccta ttggtcagag tatgtccgta 19080 ggtctgccaa gactcaaagc acagagaaat agatgtttcc tcttgttgag tggcatataa 19140 aaaaaagtgt ggccattgat ttcaatctgc cacaaccgta agctctgtga gtacaggaac 19200 tgcatcactc ttttgcactt tggtgttgtt ggcatagtag gcataaatat ttttaggtga 19260 atgactaaat taatgaagga aggaaaacat tcaggtagta tttcaatata ctgtagtttt 19320 aaattatata tattatatac atttgacata gtttaatata taagtatata cacatatagt 19380 tttcatatat aagtatatta tatattatat aaaatattta tatgttatat ataaagtata 19440 tatataaaat atatagtttt aatatgtaag tatatgtata taattatata taatattata 19500 agtatatata cttttatcat accatcagtg agtatagaca tggttcaggg agaatctctt 19560 tattctcctt ctatcttttg agatagacca aagaaaattt ttttttaaaa aaagaactat 19620 cacttgagtt aacattgttt ggtattttta tcttcatagg tgattgcctt gtgaataact 19680 cattttgtgt attgtcagaa tcctattctg cttttcaggc tgtgctatgg gtagactagc 19740 tctaaccaga acacttggga gacctgaagc aaagatacta tattaaaata agtaatgtta 19800 tatgccaaag aggaaaacca cttctgcctc ctaaacaact gaaagaacca gagactgtgg 19860 ggtcagatta gctagcatta ctatatgaac ctgagcaaat gacttactct ctttcagctt 19920 cagtgtctta tctaggacat tggttctcag gattggtgtg agaattaaga gaaatatgtg 19980 aagttctagc tacagttctt tacccatgag gtagtcagta aagtttactt ctttctccat 20040 gtgaaccaaa gcactgtcat gatgtgatga tgttcattag ggtttctcat gctcagcgtt 20100 attgatattt agggttgcat aatgctttat tgtgaggggc cattctgtgc agtataggat 20160 gtgtagcagc atctgtagcc tctatacact agatgccagt aggaccacct atccagctgt 20220 gacaggcaaa aatgtcttca aacgttgcca aatgacccct gggggcaaaa tgcaaacagt 20280 ttatctagca gtgacacata gccagccacc ttagaaaggg aattgtcagc gtacccataa 20340 gtgtagaatg ggaaacaaaa tacttgagtc ttctcagaat gtctaaacct tttgctgtct 20400 atattcctct ttttataatt taccacaaac atatattgct tattatgcca tctaataaaa 20460 tggctaacat ttgctgtgta ttatactcgg tgttaataag ctttgtatga actcactagc 20520 tgaatgttgt atatgtatct gccatacctg ttggattgac attccactgt aaacaggtac 20580 cttatcttta ccagctccaa gcacaatgta tttggtatat caggtagcta ttctacatgt 20640 taattgatca cattgcaccc aaatgaaaca tggatgtgga agtggaagga ggagctttaa 20700 aacatggaaa attagtttat acaaatctaa atgttgtagt gcaccaaatt gattcctttt 20760 taaaaacttt cagaaatcag cttttaaaaa aaaaaagtaa ctaagccatg atcaactttt 20820 ctttcatcac cactaagcca atatcagaaa gttgtcaatc aacagctctt ttaaagttga 20880 aatttttcta ttgtatttct tatgaagatt tcagtagtgc ttagaagttt ttggctcatt 20940 tatcatgttt tattcactgt atgtcattaa ttgttaaaga tgtcagagtc aaaccttaaa 21000 ttcaggagag atttaaattt ttcctttttc ctatttaaat atatgtttct aattacataa 21060 ttcagttaga aaattacaat atagaaacat ataacttagt aaaagtttcc agttactgta 21120 tacagattat attgtatact gtattatttt taacagttgc atatttaact tataaatgtg 21180 gataattata attaaacaat ctgttatcaa aggacataca gattatttcc agttccttgc 21240 tgcagtgaat atccttgtac ttattttttt acacacttgc tcagataatt tttaagtaca 21300 aattcctgag gtagaattgc agaatcaaaa gatactctca tttgagtgtt tcacatttta 21360 tgcaaagtat tttgtttcct ccagaaaatt cctctgtgga agaggcttcc tcacattctt 21420 tatcagttta ttagccagca gagaaatgat gaaaagccac cccttttctt gtagtttcat 21480 cctcattgct atccaagatg aggtattaaa atcacaccta agtggtgtct gttgtggctg 21540 aatataatct tgaaagtaga gacacttctc tctgattccc aactgtactc tctggatggc 21600 acctaaaatt ttattttttc aaactgaaaa tcattttaat gagttcgaaa aggttttatt 21660 ttttaaaatg aaatcctata gaaagaatac attttcttac agtgggtcat ggtcaaaagt 21720 gtgaatatct ctgatcctag aaagtttccc cagttacaag gacaggcgtg cccccaactc 21780 catccttaat ggctcaattc tgtggctttc aagttaatcc actcagtcct acagccttca 21840 ccaagaagct catgtgctac actttggtgt tagtgggggc attgtcacac aggttcagaa 21900 aataacccat taggcatttt atagaactca tcacatgttc agaactaagc tagttgtaac 21960 attatgtttt tcatgtgaaa aaacacaagc aattcactgg ctattttatt tgttgctagc 22020 tagctatact ttctatttct ttttccatgg tgtgaaaatc ttcctagaaa cctcactact 22080 gggaaaagag atgcagagat tagtcccatc ttctcccctg gaaatttact atcgcccttt 22140 tggcttcaag gtccttcctc aaaagcaaag aattgaacaa gggaaagtga ggggaagggc 22200 tgggggaaca gggaggtaga aggggttttc cctggtcttt tctaatcctt tagttccaga 22260 cgcttagttg gtatttcaac attttagaaa taaaacctgc ttttataatt aatgcaaata 22320 ttacttagtg attcatcctt tccaaatgat tcttggtttc ttttgacatt tcatttttaa 22380 attgtgaatt aacattgaca tcaccatagc gttactgtta cctcagctct ttacagtgaa 22440 ctgtattgca aaggctataa aagttcaaat tttaactatc acccacgtga gccttggact 22500 gctgttaggc ttttgaaact gtgatccttt ggcaagaatt ggtgtataaa tcatggggag 22560 gatattgaag gggaagatca tgtttaattt ggcagttggg tgcctgcaat tgacagattt 22620 tcattaaggt tttagctata gtagtgatca tgcatcagtt ctaataaagt aggtttcgtt 22680 tgaattttaa aaattagagt gaggactgct ttatgttaac tgtttacatt cagaagtctg 22740 gaaaaccatc cacaggttta aatgtatata atcagtataa ttaacacatc aacagcctca 22800 cctctgtttt tgaggaccat aggctaatat tatttatgaa ggttcaggag atcagtctag 22860 atcgacagaa agcttaaggg caaagatggt tttaatattt ttcttggaag tttgagcttc 22920 tgtggtattc taaggatagg gattttgaca ttgattgttc tagctggtat tcagtactgt 22980 atttaagtgt aatgttttta ctagtattct tcttataact gaaaactatg ctaatgattc 23040 tttactatag atatatactc ataaatacgt gtaaaaatcc aagtttacca aaaaatatta 23100 agacttaggg gatatgttct ttgaataggc atttatttgc taattaacat attctaatct 23160 caacaaggtt atattctttt caaaaatcca ttccatcaaa atctgtcatt tttacagatg 23220 aagaaacaaa ggccacagtg agtttagtta atatccaaga tcacacagcc agcatgatag 23280 aactcttaaa tttcaagcga cttaccctct ttactctatc aggtcaaatt tccctttttt 23340 aactgcttgt cttaattgag atttgtttaa ttgtggctgt ctgtatatct tcaatcaata 23400 ctttcttgtt ttagacaaat gtttccctgc aaatctgcat gaacttcatg ttctgaagga 23460 ctcagagctg ccctttcctt tttgttaaag ttgtacactg ctctgcatcc ccctagaatg 23520 ctcatcagct ttctcactct tcctcactca cacagtgctc cagcaggaga ggatttcttt 23580 gaaaatcaga ttcttttttg gagggctttg tgcttattgg agtgttatgt gatatattca 23640 ttacggtgag ggctaaactc tttgaacaaa gagacctgac agtgcatttg ggttaaagaa 23700 caaagtttat ttctttctct catcaccacc agcatgagca gcctggatgg tcagagcaga 23760 tctgtctcat ggcattgttc agggatcctc attccttccc tctcatttat ctgccatccc 23820 ctaggctatt aatcatcatg tttttggtag aagccaggtc ttctccatgt ctgagttttt 23880 atggaggaag catgtcaagg gccttaagcc cagacctgga agtggtatgc aagagttctg 23940 acattgcact ggtgagcatt tggtcagatg gccatctcta actccaacga agtgtagggt 24000 atacactagg taagcagtca catttccagc tacaatacta attctatgga aaaggagaca 24060 acatattttg atgggtagct gacattctca tctgcagtcc taagtactca tgactgctag 24120 atagacttta tgaaaaaaaa aaagaaaaat aaccccagga attaatattt accctcagcc 24180 ttgtgtttct ttaattttct catttttcat gtcacatatc taaaatttga tctaaataaa 24240 tttaaataaa attaaccttt atttgaataa taataaggac atttctcaag gaagtaaatc 24300 tcaaatgata tgtgatttta gatactatct ttatctgacc atgtggttcc ttgcttctat 24360 cagggagggc ctctgggtaa tagaagattg ctagggcctg cagtatatta atgtttagct 24420 ggagttgatt aaatctgaga cctatagcct tgataataag gacttttatt tttgtatttt 24480 tattgcactt ttaatattac agagtttctg taccagcttg acaacagcag aaacatggct 24540 tgcttctgtg gaacacgcta gagcagcagt ccccaacctt tttggcatca gggaccagtt 24600 tcgtggaaga cagcgtttcc acagactggg ggctgggggt gattttgtga tgattcaagc 24660 acattacata tattgtgcac tttatttcta ttattattaa cattgtaata tgtaattaaa 24720 taattataca actcaccata atgtagaatc agtaggagac ctgagctgct tttcccacaa 24780 ctagacagtc ccatctggga gtgacgggag acagtgaccc atctggagac agtgacagtg 24840 atcatcaggc gttagattct cataaggagc gggcaatcta gatcccttgc atgcacagtt 24900 cacaataggg tttatgctcc tatgagaatc taatgccact gctgatctga caggacacgg 24960 agctcaggca gtaatgcaag cgatggggag cagctgtata tacagatgaa gcttggctgg 25020 cttgcctact gctcacctct ttttgtgctg cgttatccat agcccagggt ttggggacgc 25080 ctgcactaga ggacagagcc tggtacacta tagcagtcct ccccttgtgt tatgcagagt 25140 actgatcagt cccttttgag cttctcaacc ttgtataaaa ctttgagaca gttctgggac 25200 catcacaagg tttatgaagg gttagaaaac aatacactta aggaactaag actgtaaatc 25260 gttgaagttc agagggcgat aaaaagaaat ggcttctaag aatcccagta tgtatgattt 25320 tttatacaaa gcataaagat gatttgtacc aaactcagga cactgtggcg agcttaacac 25380 gagggtattg aatcatacgt aagtggtaat tcctagatta tgcaatctcc ttgctgttag 25440 atttagatac caaagaggaa ctacatcatg tcctcctcct atggtcttca aaaaaggatt 25500 atatttggtc ttactggtat aatacagttt attcctgcat gaattccatg gtgatagaat 25560 ttttaaagtt cattctagtg ttacagtttt gttttgtttt gttttaatac acagcttcag 25620 aatggcagaa gatgatccat atttgggaag gcctgaacaa gtaagtgtca taatctcact 25680 gataacttta tttaaatata ttcatatttc aaaaatatgc aaaggcaaca ttagtaagtt 25740 agcattagga aaattctaaa attagtaaat ttttttttaa tttcagtttc tctgtccttt 25800 catgtgaagt tggagaggat atgtcatgtg aaatgagtaa cttacacccg ctttcacaca 25860 tattgttgca caaaaattgt atatgctaca ggatagctat tgtattagct ttctagagct 25920 accataacag atcaccacaa acctgatggc ttaaaacaac aaaatacatt atttcacagt 25980 tctgggggct agaagtatga aatcaaggtg ttggcagggt tggttccttc tggaggctct 26040 caggaagaat ctgttccatg cctctcccct agcttctggt tggttgctgg gaatccttgg 26100 cttgtagctt tatcgctcca atctcttcct ccattgtcac gtgcgcttct tcccggcgtg 26160 tctctactgt gtctctaaac ctaaatctcc tctttttttc ttccaaaggc atcattggat 26220 ttagggtaca cccttatcca atatgacttc atcttaattt gtttatatct gcgaagaccc 26280 tatttccaaa taaagtcaca ttcacaggta ccggggatta ggagttaaag gtgtcttttt 26340 gggagggaac acagtttaac ccactacagc cccttgacat atttatttaa tgtgtacaca 26400 tggatgtaga gagtggaatg acagaccatg gagattcaga aaggtgaggg atgggagggc 26460 agtgggatgg gggtggatga taagaagtta cttaatgggt acaatgtatg ttatttgagt 26520 gttggatacc ctaaaaaccc tgttttgact actatacaat ctatgcatgt aacaaaattg 26580 cacttgtacc ccatcaattt ataccaaaaa aaaattttat ttaaaactca tctagtaagg 26640 agacagattg ttgtagtgaa aagatctttg aactcagaat ttgaagatct ttatataagt 26700 actgactact acagatcagc tcctcagact tgaagaatca cttagtcccc gtaatcctca 26760 cttttctcat ttgtaaaata gaaatgctag caccacacta acagggatga gtcaaaaata 26820 ttcaatgaat gtgctttgta agcataaaac tgttcctatc attatattag tagttatgaa 26880 aggatagcag tgtccttttt tctttttctc ctatatttta ttttgaaaaa tgttggaaaa 26940 aataaataga aatgttggaa taatctaaca aatctacatt ggttcttaaa accgacattt 27000 tcgcttttct ctttgctctc tttttcgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtatatat gtatatatgt 27060 atatgtatat acataatcat ttggaagcaa ttttcagact ctggagcaat tataatggca 27120 atattaaatt atttatgtaa tgattccaag aagtatttaa aacatggaga tttgttcatt 27180 catcagctat ttattgaggt attactacgt gccagaacat tggcttagtg gggaaaaaat 27240 aagtgatata tacactctaa tttcaggaac ctactatttt aataggaaga acagagacat 27300 tgttttcata tggtgatata tgctgtagta gtagtctgcg cagagcggga tagaaatgtt 27360 aataagcagc atcactaggt gctaccttgg aggaagagca gagttacgga ggactttccg 27420 aaggaagtct tcgtaagctg tgttttgaaa gatgtagttt gctagactag aaaaggtgaa 27480 ggaacactag gtgccaggat agcctggtca catttaaatt ttagtggaaa tcatttaaaa 27540 tagtggattt ctgaaattac acgtgcaaag aatcagccag aaaaataaaa acagaagtgg 27600 aatatgtttt aaaggctctg gtatcatttc tataaataaa atggacatat atagcattta 27660 tcacttcggg tgatattctg attgatttag aaagaatgac tgcattgctt ttcacattaa 27720 gatgctcctt tctaatttta tttttaaaat ggtgatttag gataaatcta ggaacatttt 27780 cttttattgc agcaaagaca tttggctaat tgtattatca aaaccgtttg ttttaccttt 27840 cgcttttatt gtgctttctc taacaattaa gggcgaacta accagcatga ggattgtgtc 27900 tgcttgattt taaaccatcc tttcctgtct gtacacagga aatcttatca acaagagatg 27960 attctttatg ccacagaaga gtaaaatctg ctgaaaacat tcattttgaa agtttttctt 28020 atgtgggcat ctttgcgatc atcagtaaca ggggtggggc atattctgac atttccattt 28080 ttgaggcaag cggtcttgaa gtttttttct ttcttggctt gagcttggtg gtttatattt 28140 cctaaagttt gcatgtcctc agtgttttag tggagtctgg aatttgctct ccaccctgac 28200 ctaataaaca atgcaagctg cagcacaaca caacttctct cttagtctga agtgaagagt 28260 atatctctct cctaaggtga gcccttttgc ccactcgcca gtcatttagc caccacagga 28320 aagagttttc ctgctaggtt atcacgtttg ctctgagact gttaaaatcc tgtatgaaat 28380 gaggcccatt tttgcagaac atggtttttc attcctgtat ttccttttca gcaaacaatg 28440 aatagcatca gtgagctttt aatcttataa gcattgaagt gaagcgcatt ctttgttcct 28500 cagttgaaaa tttgcatccc tcaaatggat ctgaagtact gtttatttaa acgagatttt 28560 tcttactctt aatttaacta ggcatacgaa gatcttcagt accccagaac tttcaataat 28620 ttactactaa gggcaggaga caaactgtaa tactggctac taaaagaaac gaaaagctag 28680 ttcagcacac ttactagtct ctcataaaaa gtaaaatatg gctggtttcc atgctgtcca 28740 cagacatttc aaacatataa cttctttagg ctaaaataaa tagcaagctc agaaatacag 28800 ttttaaagtc ctaaatgagc cagcggttac aatgtttttt gataagtaat gaatagtaat 28860 ttattaagat aaaatgtact ttcttcaaaa tattctgcat gcccactctg ttgctgccct 28920 aacacattac cacatacttg gggcttaaaa caacacaaat ttatacttct gagtcaggag 28980 ctcagaaatc tagaatcaag gtgttggcag ggctgctttc cttcttgcag ctctcatctc 29040 tttgcctttt gagcttctag tggctgcctg ctttccctgt gcaccctctc atcactccag 29100 cctcttgctt cctttgtcat acttcctact attcagtgtg atttcctgaa cccctctcat 29160 caggcccacc tggacaattc aagacactct cttcatctta ttatcattac cttaatgaca 29220 tacgtaaatt tccttttgtc atataaggta gcactcacag tttctgagga ttaggatgca 29280 gacatgttta gggggtcgtt attcagctta acacacccac tagattccag gtattttgtg 29340 ttatgctagg aaactgaagg taaaagaaat gagtgagctc agtgcttagt tgtctactcc 29400 ttgtactgtc agttatattt tcagttattc tgtaaatagt cccagaggtg ctctctagca 29460 ttctttcagg ccttgacatt ggatagctag atgaggggta tatttaccac catagaggaa 29520 atactgattt ctaggattat attattttgt ttatacttct aagagagtac aagcttcaaa 29580 tcattcattc aacaactatt taagtatctg ttctgtgata agcatgtact tggccctgaa 29640 gatataccag taagcaagct agaccaggtc cctgcctctg gggactttat agccaagtta 29700 tgcttctcaa atccctttgt tacgtaaacg ttgtccaacc ctatgtaaag ttttgtacac 29760 atgagaacta cctaggtctc atgaagatct tttaaaaccc tgatttaaaa tattttcaga 29820 tttttgtttt tggctttagt ttcattccta ttattacatt ttaggtgtcc caacttcaaa 29880 tttttcatat aatataggaa aaataatgat tgaaacattt aaatgttctt ctttacagat 29940 gtttcatttg gatccttctt tgactcatac aatatttaat ccagaagtat ttcaaccaca 30000 gatggcactg ccaacaggta agaaaactca tccctgttac cctgttgttc tgctttcagt 30060 cttagtaaaa tgcaggattt gttaatagtc tgtcctagaa actcagttgt gtacctagaa 30120 aggaaatggt gatttgtttt aaaaaccaat cttttaacat actttcttga aatatatttg 30180 cacaaaaata tttcatctca attacccctt gtatggttta ctgcatttca tatctgctag 30240 gactactcag aaggaatttc tttagtcaac ataaggattt tctttattat ctctgtattc 30300 cttttaagtc ctttctccca gattcacacg aggcagtctc cactcttcat ttctgtttca 30360 aacatttaag agggcctgtt gtgtactacc agtgtgccag tcactgggga atcaaagtgt 30420 acagaaatca taaaaatcat ctcattagaa aaatcatctt tataaaagct tataactttg 30480 cactctgaca agttggataa aactcataat ccttccttct accatgactg tattaattgt 30540 gccgattggc aactgtttaa tttcgtaaga gtaataaaaa aaaaactctc tttcttaaaa 30600 aaagtgattt atttgtatgt aagcttggtg tgatggctct ttttatgttc tgtttctctc 30660 ctcacttcac ccgtcaccag tgggacttaa cagatgttca aaagcagtgt gagtgaatta 30720 tggaagttat gtgtaaaaca gagtttggta atcgctgaag gaggcatcag ctcttttatt 30780 taccagggac ttgcttgtct tcattggggg actttatccc atttgtatta ttctcattta 30840 aaattatcat ggttactaca gtacttactt ttcttttgtt ttagatcaga aaactttttc 30900 tgcatttata tctttagtat ttctaggagt tcatgggagg gaaaaaagta gatctactat 30960 actttcacct tcactagtaa aggtgtattt cagaggtttt tctgtcttta cccctacaaa 31020 acattatttt taggctgcca tgtctgagat cttgtgaagt gctgtccaat ttgagctcta 31080 ggtcagcttc ctgtgaacaa gtaaatgtgt tggtagtgtg tgtgtttctt gggaactttt 31140 taattctgga gttcaaagta tttttcttag tattaatgta ttactgaaaa tataagaact 31200 tggttctgtc cacaggaaat acacacattt tcacttaatg tcttgtgaat acaaaacagt 31260 atcctgaggc agacgttttc ttaattttat tccttcggat ttatgggcat gaaaataaga 31320 ttatcaagat aaccatctca gtaaatattc tgtggtcaca gctttatgtt gtagaaatta 31380 ttttgccata atattagaaa aactattcaa attacaccta aaaatctaat ttgttagttg 31440 ttgttacacc atcattttta cctgtatgtt tttccctctt cattgcagtg tcatagtaca 31500 atttttatag tccaagatat ataggatgtt gtattcaaat ttttaaagag gtagagaggt 31560 tgattatcta aaccaatatt aacttgtaac tctaaaatgg attattttag tcttctagat 31620 tttttgaaat ctaaaacctt tagtagatct agtacttgtt gaagactatg ggatgcgaca 31680 taactcttag gtctaaagtt aaatttctct gcacagtgga atgtcctttt catggcacag 31740 aaatgtggcc aaaagaatgt tggccttaaa acaacaaata catgcatatc aaatctaatt 31800 ttctagttga tttaacttta atgtgttgcc tgaaagagga aaaatggctc tattttacat 31860 gaattttcac atatttaaag gaaattaaat cctacaggaa aaataatagc aaatttgcag 31920 ttgtttttag cagagttaat aaaaagtgag agacttgaag tttaatgtaa acatgcttcc 31980 aactcctctg tatttttcat gacatccaaa tattgctctg ttagaggact gtcttgatat 32040 gttctttcac cattttaaca gggaatgttt ttataagtgt tacattgtca tacaggctgt 32100 atcttagtgt gaaaatattt ctatttctaa tcaattttat ttccatatcc aaaattaaat 32160 tctagccatt tggtggggga atttttaaat tatgattatg tttctaaaag taatttaaaa 32220 tgtccagggg tgaatttcat acagacaaaa gatggtaatt taatacattg accagtgact 32280 cccccttttt tttcttgtgt atgcttcatt tcagatgcat tcatttttca actcgcttcc 32340 ttgtaaattt cttgaataat aacaggaagt aattataccc ttgttttctc cagttctcta 32400 gccttatcct gatttatcat aatattgaaa agataaaaat aaattctctg gccgggtgag 32460 gtggctcacg cctgtaatcc cagcactttg ggaggccaag gcaggtagat cacgagctca 32520 ggagttcaag accagcctgg ccaagatggt gaaaccccgt ctctactaaa aaaatacaaa 32580 aattagctgg gcatggtggt aggcgcctgt aattccagct cctctggagg ctgaggcaga 32640 gaattgcttg aacccaggaa gcagagattg tggtgagccg agattgtgcc atggcactcc 32700 agcctgggtg acagagtgag actctgtctc aaaaaaaaat aaaaaaaatt ttgagaaaat 32760 tctcttttgt gttatagttt atttttaatt tcaacctgaa ggtttatctc cttacaaatt 32820 tatttaaaat aagaggtctt gagcttcttt ctgagagaaa atgaagatta aaatggacat 32880 acaagcattc tcctaaaata tttttagcac caaacatctt aatttacatt caaataaatg 32940 agaaccacca tatgccttta tttattgcaa agctatggat tattgtacta ttgacataaa 33000 aatcagctgg gaagcttaag gactttttca tattgaacag tttgtactta tgttgtcaga 33060 gattctgatt ttcctttgaa ttttcaagtc agataccatt agggtatgga ttaagcctct 33120 agttttcttt gcgtttttac aataactaat ttgcatgtac ctatcttcaa ttaaattatt 33180 ttcagtattt tataaaatgc ctgagatgtt ttagaacaca gtttatatga tagcacaata 33240 ttcaaaattg cttataaaca tcaaaagtta tggattaata tgaaaatttt accatgtctg 33300 atagaccaga ttacattggg agtgtcgggg aggaaagggg aaacaaacta accagttaag 33360 gaatgaaggc agtactttcc cttcaagtaa agacgggaac agaaaaccta gtgtaaggaa 33420 aaagagatag cctgagatca ttatctgtct atcagacgta tacatacagg ttgctagatc 33480 agtatctttt aatttcacat taagcacact ctctttgagg aaggaaagtc agtgtctaat 33540 gatgtgaagg ccaaagaaaa tgtcatagtg cccagaagtg gttgctgctt ttaattggta 33600 tttgtcattt taaaatgctt tgttaggaga caagattatg aaggctgttg acatcaattc 33660 ttgccggcca tatgcctttt attgggttag gaaatgtgcc atcacctttc aacaaacatt 33720 tacttattgt ggttcgctaa actcgtaaaa ctattgttaa aataagggtt aatttaatat 33780 ttcagacaag gaagagaaat tatatccttg tggaatttta accaaaaatt gatttgaaat 33840 ttctacataa aaacataatt tcagtttttt acttgcttta cgttttatac caaatttgag 33900 aagcctcaca gtttcttttg gtttctgttt gttgtttttg tttttagcag atggcccata 33960 ccttcaaata ttagagcaac ctaaacaggt aagattaaag gggtgggact ttaaatgtta 34020 gattccagtg tctaatattg agatcataag cactgaagaa tagtaaatga gttctatgaa 34080 ggaagtagtt tatctgaaag atcaacaacc tgacaaatta tgtaacagct ttattcattc 34140 actttacatt tctcttactc attgttcaca ctgtcctgag cctcagtatg tagttctgta 34200 aaactgcagt taattacagt attagaatta cagttaatta cagtattctg ctgtctctac 34260 cagcttaact taccagccac tcccaggaaa ggcagaggtg atttccattc attttcattt 34320 ataaggaaat acgtatgcat acagttcaca tgcactgagc gatatccatc tattatcctt 34380 gcacatgtag tacctcttag ccttcctcct tcctttggta gccccagcct tttctgtgct 34440 gcctttggaa catgtaacct aacatactga aagtaccagt gggaagtaaa atgttagaat 34500 gaactattga attctcttcc ctctggtgtc agcctctttg gagtcaggag aggaacattt 34560 tttcaggtgc ttccccttac cactagagtc tgtagagaat agctcagaac tgaaatggcc 34620 tcctcactgt atccaactct gtggatattt ataggaaatt ggatgggacc aatgctgtga 34680 aagagaaaga aaggcaatct ttaatgtctg cctataggag gtttcagtta ttagggaatg 34740 gaaataatgg tgtagttccc cacagaatga ggacagtcag taaatctttg gatggataaa 34800 ctaatcacat ttgtgtgtga ctgaggatat ggatacctgt cctcttgcag ctgtattacc 34860 caatacattt tctaagtatt cttttcatta gctcaggtga gtgaaacact tttgcatttt 34920 gtaacattta acacatgcta actaggtcac aagcttaaat aaagcatcca ctgcgttgtg 34980 gtttccagaa tcgtgacatt atatatgtgt tatatttggt cagcatttga tataaatgtc 35040 ttaatgattg ctgaacaggc tatccttata aggttgaaat tagatgaaag tttttgctgt 35100 gggggcaaga atgccacatg aaactttggg gcatggttct agttcttgca ggtgtcacat 35160 cctgactcct caggttgcca gtaacactcc attgctctac ctccatgttc aactctttta 35220 agcagttatt tctcagagaa ggtcatcaat tcccagtgaa attttatccc ttaaagttct 35280 gtgggctctg gcatcctgga aaatttccca gcttttaaga tctaggtagt ctatgaaaca 35340 gaaatcaact gaaatttgtc tgcatatgcc aaagtatttt ttccaatatc attttcataa 35400 gcatagcact acaataagaa tttttaaatg taattcctta ttatggatcc aacagttata 35460 aggaaaaatt ggcatttatg atttacctga agggttaatg tagttccaaa attcaaaatt 35520 taattcatat aaaagcttat gtgagtaaaa caatgtgttt accaaagtga tgctattttg 35580 atatctgaat tcagtgaaag taagaaggtt gtattcaagt cagactttct gactgaatgg 35640 atgtagcctt gcctttgagg ttgatgactc attttaagca aatggagtta ctgagatgag 35700 tgaatgtgga ttaaaggcaa aattttgatc tcagaaattt agaatcagaa atgcatccag 35760 acaatgcatt tgacgacatc ttcctgaaaa cagttgtaaa ttttcatcct cagattaaaa 35820 acttctgagg atttagatac tcgtatgtaa ccatgaaaaa tatctattaa gtattgtcta 35880 tttgacacca ctcccaataa gatataaaca catacgtgtc tatatttttc caactgtccc 35940 aaaggaattt tgtgattaaa gataatgaat tgtgtgtgtg tggttttggg gttttttttg 36000 tttttttttt ttaagttaga aaaagattct tttttctttg ggacctctta gccacagatt 36060 ttccccagct ctgacggaga tgagtcatag catagactac taatttttag aacatccagt 36120 tctgttgcat attaatcagt gttaattaac taatactgtt caaaaactca agttgtgttt 36180 aaattagcag tcaagtaaat ctctattctt atggttagct aattctgcag gctattatac 36240 atgtgttgtt tttttcatgg ttttagaaat ttcatttaat tatttaaaaa accaacagtg 36300 tttgcttaca aaaggcatag ggctgaaatt gtaaattatt tttaaatatg aattgtgtga 36360 gaatcaaaac aaaggaatta cctctgaaac ttcatctcca aaggcttccc ttgtgtttag 36420 atctggaatc tcccaaggaa ttgttttagg tctcactgtg atgagttgat cataaacttt 36480 agacatttgt gtgcattaag gaaatttccc agaccgggga atttacttta ggccttactt 36540 atctggtaaa tgtgtttgag gactgatctt tggaaatcag gaagtttttg gataatatag 36600 gaacagttcc agatgcttcc cagagattta aatcagttca aggcacctgg actgctcaga 36660 gactgcaaga ccctacttgg cataatgaaa tgtagtatag tctaagtagt gcatacgttt 36720 tacatttgtt catgagctca aagctgtcaa aatctgcatg tttgctgggg ttccacaatt 36780 taatgagtaa gggagtgaac ccccaccagc agctagtggg tgtgatgagc tgatgggcag 36840 atgatctagt gctgtatatg cagagttggt cccacaatag aaacaaaagg tgagaatgtt 36900 ccttaaaaaa tcttaacgta ttttcttttc accaaaaagt gaatctgtaa aaagaaaatc 36960 atctgcttaa gcgactatgt ggttataaac tactaacact accacaaatt gattgacatc 37020 attataaagt tgaatcagga aatacagcga aacctccctt aatatgatga tgaggtcata 37080 attatccttg ttttattctt tgtatacaaa tatgaataag ttaactttat aaatcataaa 37140 aagttagaac tggagtagac cttaaagatg gtctggtata atcttccctt ttgtacaaat 37200 gaaaaaatat gacacttctt aggtgtttat cagcccacag tagtttatat agtgaaggct 37260 tccagctaac ttcattaatt aactatatct ataaaatttc tgggttagat agtatttaag 37320 ggaactacct agttttggaa tcattctggt aggttaatat tcaatcttga gcttgaccat 37380 attaataatc ataaaaacaa aaatcttatc ctctgaaatg ctgagagaag cttaacagat 37440 gcagggtcta gcacagggtg tgttctacaa cgctgaaaca gtatatctaa ataaacatgt 37500 ctgtagtccc tgctgaacca gctgtaatca gagtagataa aggaatgtct ttaagtaaga 37560 gtcaaggaag cataactttt attaatatgg tacagttcag agcttggcag cagcaattta 37620 agacaaggaa gctctgacta gaacaagccg taacatgtta agtctaaagc ctaaactctt 37680 cagcagatta ctctccacac atgcatagca tgagaggttc catgggctta ggtacctggc 37740 tttttagcca tatcttagtg tacaaatatc aattaatacc atttttcgta gtaagattac 37800 gggaaaagtg attcttgttt acggagccct ctttcacagt ttcatgtttt tcttctctca 37860 tttagtagac ataagattta aaaatttgta tgtacctttg ttgccgtaat ttttaataag 37920 tatttctcaa acttaattgg cttaacgttc acctttgcag agaggatttc gtttccgtta 37980 tgtatgtgaa ggcccatccc atggtggact acctggtgcc tctagtgaaa agaacaagaa 38040 gtcttaccct caggtcaaag taagtttgtg gtagctctcc ttctatttga attctggaaa 38100 ttttgatttc ctacgatttc caaggaattg ctttaaatga gtacgggttg ccttcgctcc 38160 taagctgaag tgttcacatg attattaaaa tttttaaata gaaatttgtc tcctagcaat 38220 agaagtgaca gatactaaaa ctttgttaac atttcaattt agtagaaatg tcttcagcat 38280 tagctaacaa acttactatt tcttgatcat cttaaatatt tttaaaaatt ggatacttcc 38340 tgaaacttta gtaagtcttt gaaagaaatg gttgattttg actctttgga gatttagtga 38400 aaaaccaaac aagtgactga gtgtatggat tatatagtat attatttaag attatgaatt 38460 tggatccaga ctttgttatt agctgtgtag ctttgaatag gtttaaccaa tacttctaaa 38520 cttcagtctc ttaatgtata aaatacaaaa atattaatag tatatacttc ataaggtcct 38580 ttagagatta aatgagaaaa tgtgtacatg ttccatagag agcctgaaag taccctaggg 38640 ccttggcctg agcagatgtg tggccctctt ggaatgaact gctacgtgac atgctggtgg 38700 tgtatttggt catacctttt accatgttca ggctgtttgt ttatttgaga atatttttct 38760 ttaagttaat atgagacttt taatttcata atatgctatg tttcatagac tgactgatga 38820 taaacataga ctggtaatca ttttgcagat aaacgcagtc aacaattgta atttagtttt 38880 ttataaaagt tattatttag tcagtaattc aaggcttgga caaaatagtt ctcactatgt 38940 gtgtgtgccc ctcagggtgt aacatacttt tggactcagt ctttttattg gtttgttttt 39000 gtaagtagat gaagctcagt agagcaggcc ctcagcaaag ttgtgatgta aagaaatctg 39060 gccgggctcg ttgactcatg tctgtaatcc cagcactttg ggaggccgag gctagcagat 39120 cacaaggtca ggagttcgag accagcctgg ccaatatggt gaaaccccat ctctactaaa 39180 aatacaaaaa ttagctgggt gtggtggtgt acacctgtag tcccagctag tcaggaggct 39240 gaggcacaag aatcgcttga acctgggaag cggaggttgc agtgagccga gactgtgcca 39300 ctggactcca tcctggacaa cagagcgaga ctctgtctca aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 39360 gaaagaaatc agtctttggt tttgccagcc ttgcattttg tttcttcctt ttcctcttat 39420 ccatcttcta ggcccaggcc tgttaaattt cttatcctta ttcccaaaca aaagacaaaa 39480 tgttgtgacg tcgttcttta cctttcaagt gaaactcacc cattatttag tatgggtact 39540 actagtcata gttgcatttt aagtctctta gctccaattg tggaatgaaa gatgtttttt 39600 ctattaaagg taattaggcg ggtaaatatg atggcttaag tccacagaag cagaccacgg 39660 tcttatggcc tcacatcctt tagaaccttg atgaggaatg aggagcagca ataaagaact 39720 aatttgcact tattaaacac caaagacttg ccaagtggtt tgtataacat tatctctttt 39780 aatctcttag aaatctcagt aggtaaaaag tgcaatgcct gtgaacccaa acagactcag 39840 agaatggaat tataataact ggcctttctc acaagactag tggctctata tcctgcagca 39900 ggctattgct caccgaacct ctcagatata atgtgtgcat ttggggtact gggggcaggg 39960 agataaggga caaattatgg gcagacaatg gtgtaaaaag gcatggtgaa tgataactct 40020 tgaaaacaag ggagagagag gctcactggt caatgggtac tcaggtattg gggaagccag 40080 gcccagcact taccttttta acacatgtgt ctgtgtgtca catgtataaa tattgtgcct 40140 ttatgtatgt gtatatttgt gagaagggga ttgaaagaca catgttatca gcattgacac 40200 tgactataat gactgaagaa ttaactttaa gcgaaaaact gggagttttt tctgactggc 40260 ttggcacaaa aaatataaat tatggtattt tgtttacttc tattgctcta gtattttgtg 40320 actaagtaac aattcttgat actaacaaac acatggcatt aactttctta taaatttatt 40380 ggctaagaaa aaactttata catccattta ttcccagtct tcatacatct ttctcatgta 40440 gaggtttcat ctactcaaaa acatattgct gcctcagtca caaaataatt tacaaatgaa 40500 acaacttagt gggcattaga tgttcttgta gaatgaaagt ttctatatca aggagtttag 40560 tacttactgg gaaatataga tatgtaaacg actaataata aagcaggttc aactacagtc 40620 acattatttc accaaatcat ttatttttta ttcactaatt cagtatccat ttataagcat 40680 ttaatcaact tgtaagagga ggaggaactt agaggttaga gaatatgact atacaagctg 40740 tcattgttcc cttagcttgt cattgttcac tgaaaattga aatggttctg ctgttcctaa 40800 cagttatagg aagtaatttt atttatccaa gaaattctta attggaagga tgggtaggag 40860 agaaagaaag agacaacggc caggtatttt ttttttccag agctcttctc caaatatccc 40920 ttttaatagt tatttctgct caggatgacc tttaagttta caaaggaatt ttaaatcccc 40980 tttccctcta atgtttaagc agaggaaaaa attgttctcc atgcatcttt ctaatcagga 41040 agacctttaa aattgtgcat gtcttttctg tggtacttta ctaagcacct gctcggcgag 41100 agactgtaag ggaaacagtg ggatagatac atctaaagtt tctcaaactt ggcattattg 41160 acatttgggg cttgaaaatt ctgtgttgtg ggaggctgtc tgacacgtta taaaatattt 41220 agcagcctcc ctgaccttga ctcactagat gctaatagga ttcctataat tgtgacatcc 41280 aaaaagtctc cacattgaca aatgtcccct ggggggcaaa atcacccctc tttgagaacc 41340 actgatgtgg atgcaacaaa gaatcaacct taaccttacc catttgcata cttttctact 41400 ataaagttgt ctcgcataga ttacgtagaa ttgtccaagt gtattatttt ataaacgtgc 41460 ctttcttggt tattagtaga tatttcttat tttcaagatg gtgatcatgg tgtctgtata 41520 atttctgtta gaatatcaga gttagtgtac ctggatacta aggagaaaga tagaaaagat 41580 aaaatatgta tcttcaacat tttgtattct gtgatgaccc taaaagctaa tgtgggagtt 41640 ctattgactg ttataaacta ttacagaaga aaaagtgaaa gtggagagtt aggtccactg 41700 tgtgtgaaca atgggagggt ctatggaatg atgctttcag gtaggcagag gcctcgtgga 41760 gggtggcccc acactcaccc ccagaatcca gaagccattc ccacaggaac ttcagaggga 41820 gagcatttac atttacagga aagaaatgat acttctgagc ctacatttgc cacatattca 41880 ttaagtgcat ttgttcaggc attacagtaa aatgccatgg gctgtgcttt tcctcagcta 41940 cagcctctct ccttccaacc tcacaccctg tcttcctgtc atgcctttgt gagagcgcca 42000 ccactctgcg gtgcctggag aggaacctgg aaacgctgat agttcagtgc atactcggtc 42060 atatggagac agcaggaaag agtcaggggc caacttgaaa gatttggggc ctggctgtgg 42120 tttgcaggct gtagacacca aactatactt tatagaacat gtgaaaatat agcctgtatg 42180 ggttactctc ttactgattg tctagatttg atgccttaca ttaaatcatt ttaaaaccaa 42240 ctctagaagt ctactcaaat cctgcatttt ctactggaat agtgtcccat gcataaaacc 42300 ctgtttcgca taggtgtagg ctagcttaca gaccctctta ccatgttgag attatttcta 42360 gaactcaggc tactgaacca tctggtgctc tgcctgtgtc tttcacatag ctaagaagaa 42420 aatttccatt tagctttctg atatcttgct gtgcaagtct tcatgctctt tttttaaaaa 42480 aaattttaat tataaattct ttcaagcata tagaaagttt aaaaattgac ataacagaca 42540 ctatgtacta caacacaaat ttaataggta ttagcatctt accttatttg cttttgatag 42600 ctctctctct ctctctctgt cctctctctc tctcaaataa aatagttaca gctaaaaccc 42660 cacttatcca tcactttgtc ctccttcctt ctcttaggta agctgctact ctgaactttc 42720 actccccaag atgtttttat atttttacta cataagaatg catctataaa tactggcatt 42780 ttcaagaaag ttaattttta ctaacttcaa cccaaatttg ccattgtata ggatggctcc 42840 ttttcagggc aaacataggt tcaaactgga cgccattgaa gattaactgg tactcacttt 42900 gatcctattg attcctcttt gctgtctaga taaaaatgta tttgtcacaa tgtagtttgt 42960 actaactctt atagcaaaaa ataatattca gagaaaaatc taggggaagt aagtatgcag 43020 actaactctt atatcttgtc ctttcataag aaaaatttcc catcattaaa catttaataa 43080 tctattatac tgcctataaa atttcccttt aaagtttttt ccattctaat ttcatcacgg 43140 agctcctaat aggagaggct ggcagaaaag cacaggaacc ttcctctagg ccaagcttgt 43200 ccctgcctgc ttttgactca gcaaggagtg ccagggaagg ctcacttccc tatttttccc 43260 gaaagccacg cgtgaagttt taaaaatcaa actgtgttcc ctttcacaga ggtgggtgac 43320 aagagaagca gccccatggg acttcagaaa ctctcaccaa tcctcctcta gagtgaccag 43380 aaagtacccc ttcctatcct aactaatgtg acacgtcctt ctgtgtggtc cactctatgc 43440 aaaaccagaa attgacaaga atgactttga ttgtaaagta caaatagctt accagttagt 43500 attcttagtt tctctttagt tataaatatc aaatgcaagg gacttgaaac ccagctgata 43560 gaagtgtaac tatttttaat caaacatttt ctgaaagctg gttctcacat atgttgtctt 43620 tcctgagtgt tttatgttga gtggaagacg tgttgaaatg tttaggtcaa caacagcttt 43680 tttgttgtcc ccttccacta ctgatttaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaggctcca ctcttcgtgc 43740 ctttccttaa aaatcctaaa tgttaagttt ctgtcgaggt cgaatagaga ctacccgatc 43800 tgctgtggca tttgaggata tcacatatcc ttgcataatc tccctttcct ttgtatagac 43860 ttgtctgatt cacgtggttt ggatctattt ggagtactaa tttaaaataa tttaacctga 43920 ctcaattact taaaacaaca ggggagaaaa tcaccaataa tcagctatgt gtgcgtatag 43980 aacctagttc atatcattta ttaggatttc cattgaaccc ctaagctgtt cactgcgcaa 44040 gtatttaatt agggaaaata accatacccc tatgtacatt atactgtgtg ttttgtaaac 44100 catgagaaaa gctgcttatt gaacagaagg gctttgtaac ctggggtcta tggatccctg 44160 ttggtggttt cagacgcttt ttagattcct aaatttatat gcagacttac acatgtatgt 44220 atgtgcattt tttcttggga gatgagtata actttttatc atattttcaa agggaaagat 44280 ttaacatggt taagaatcat gctatagctt gtatcacttt agctttttga tagcagctat 44340 ctttttaaat gatctatgta atatttttta agattttttc tttttttatt cttgcatttt 44400 taatcaattt taaatgaagt gaaatgcttt atgttgctca acacatagcc cagaaagcct 44460 cccttcagtt ttccagtagg tggaaaaaag atgaaactga attgatggcc aaaagagttg 44520 aatgggcttc actgcttttt ctttcttgct cttccatgca tttgcagatt aagcatgaag 44580 ctcaccatta gtgattgaag ccaaaagaga gaaggcaatt cattgaacaa atattgattg 44640 agcactgtgt gtcaggtact gctctagaca agcagacaaa actccctccc atatgtaacc 44700 acaattgaga cttataggta atttttgttg caagtagttc agaagttttg tattttgtcc 44760 taaaacaaaa tattactttg taaaatattt ttttaaatag ccctctaaat ccgctgtata 44820 tattcaaagt cactattata aagtggagaa agctactcat tagagaaaac ctatcacaca 44880 gataatagct gggaagctta acccttagaa attattagga gagatataca ctccttgaat 44940 ttaagaactg tctgaatttt aaattttgtt ttgtcagttc tggcttggtg accttcctct 45000 attggccatt cccatttttc tgccctccac tcttccttga cacatgatta tttctgggac 45060 cactgttcaa tccgaaacaa atctctggtg gcttctttta aacccagtgg tctcagtctg 45120 aaggtatagt ggggcaactc tcggcattcc attctggagt cttgacctca taaagtcaca 45180 tattggcaat tcgccttgat aaggtcaagt gaacacacag aagcactaag atccccacat 45240 gtgttccact gcctcctcca cagacaagtt gtttttcaac ccatctgcag gtccagaggt 45300 gaagctggag gctaccctgc agtctcagtc ttttctcccc accctccaga tggattccaa 45360 ataagaagcc tccagactac cttcacctcc ctggggtctc atggacatgg gctggaaagt 45420 gcttgcagac tttcacagac aatgcttttt gcctttaggt ccccttctac ccaacagaat 45480 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agctttattt 46320 attcatccat gacttaaaga agattggtta acacctgact ccaccttgag tagcagaaca 46380 ttggactgaa ggaaaaaaaa aaatgtgaag ctgtcttact tagctacagt ttccagcatg 46440 ttttctcagg agctctatgg gagacagtgc agtgtggctc tcaaacctta ctacccataa 46500 aaatctgctt caaaacctac ttaaaatatc gattttattc catttccaaa gcctggtaga 46560 gtaggtaatt ctcccactac aatacactta gtaacactag aaaaaaaata taacattttc 46620 tttaatgcat agctgagttt attagaaagt atgaaaacta ctggggcgcc gtaagacaaa 46680 agaaaacttt gggaaaacac aataggatat gggtggactt tggggccaca gctgccctgg 46740 aaatatttgc tgacctagat aatcaagaag cttggttttt aacagcttcc tagagacaaa 46800 agataaggcc ttgggccttt ccaatctgag gaattgaaac tgcaatcacc cacttaattc 46860 aggactctct cagggctata gtttctgttg atgggtgatc ctcaggcaga gaggtgatga 46920 ggaagttgcc tgtctcagcc tagggggaat cagaagataa aatgcctctc ttgagaatca 46980 ataactacaa gcccaattct tacagattca gagttaagtg tatgctccct gaatagagta 47040 ggaaacccca agtctagaaa tgaatatgaa gttgttccac attggggata ccctcagagc 47100 cttgcagaaa agcataaaaa tgtatgtggc tcaaagaatc atgagctcct gatcaaaaat 47160 tagaaaatat gtatgcaaat aagccactct gtttaagaac tggcagaaca atgaaaagca 47220 gaattaaatc ctcagaatct tcagataatt gaattaccaa ttgtttgata tataaataca 47280 aaataagttt ggaatagaaa acagaccagg cagaatgaaa ataaaaccaa gtcgaatttt 47340 taaaattaaa tgtgcgacac tgaaaatgat tcaacatagt taacatggat aatttgaaag 47400 aaaggatgag ctggcaggta caaaagaagg agtaagaggt gtctagttga agtcctagaa 47460 agaggtatta caactgcaga tttctggctc tacatttaca gtttctaggt ctggggtgag 47520 gtttaggtgg ttgtggacca cacttttagg ttttaaagca ttggctctga agtcatttgg 47580 ttcagggctg ggcatgatgt tggttcctag ttttgcgact tgcagtgtta cttaacttgg 47640 ctaagcatca gcttccttat ctatgaaact gaaaaaataa tacctatgtc ataggatata 47700 tgtgtaaatc aagttattca gtacatgcca cacagtaagc acttaaaaat gacagttgct 47760 tctattttta tataaccaaa tacactacta caaatattga gtggcagctt tgctggttca 47820 tttatggatt catggagcta cacaaaacct tcaccagtct attaatttat ttttagtaca 47880 gtctctctaa tcagtattgc ttccactgta tattgacccc atatcctttc ttctgtctgg 47940 ggttaagata ggagactgag atcagctgtg tcaaaagctt tcttttagat gtaacacatg 48000 atttcttatg aaaatctcat aggtaggata ccagaaagga atttattaaa ttcttgttag 48060 gctccttagt tgtattagtt ttgtagggca gtgttttaat ttaggatact tatgatagag 48120 agcacccctt ccataatcag gagaaacaca agatggaaat aaagatttta ttacttagtg 48180 gtcctgggga gcacacagca ctccagggaa ggccacacac caagatcagg gagcatgtgg 48240 agaaagagag agaaaggaac tcacgggcca ttgcctttac tgggtccagg acattatcca 48300 aacaggtttc ccacagggag ttttaatagg tgggtttcaa gcaagcaggt atgagttcca 48360 ggaggtcaca gtgtgatgaa gaagaagtca ctgtggcata tctgcacagt ccatgcgagg 48420 tgtgagcatc agtgaagacc agtcaggtag gctatatgta gctggcccat ggggaggcga 48480 tcaccaggtg gcaattgtat aatgcagata tctagattgg ccacatagag gaaccgggag 48540 gaggtgtagt actggaaact gcgtcgacgg tcactgagcc ctgctttagg tatgagaaag 48600 tccagcttat attcagaatg gatgcaaagg cagcataaaa ttaaaagcat tcactgccag 48660 ctgccataac aagttaccac aaactaggtg gtttaaagca accgaaattt attctttcac 48720 agttctggat gctagaagtc caatatcatg gtcttcgcag ggccgtgccc cctttgaagg 48780 ctctaggcaa taatccttcc ttgcctgttt ctagcttctt gtggttgctg acaattcatg 48840 gcagtttgtg acttgcagct gcatcattcc aatttctgtc tccatcttca catgaatact 48900 gtcttctctc tgcgtccctg tgtccaaatc tccctcttct ttctcttaga gacctgtcat 48960 tgtgtttacg gcatccataa ccctatgtga cctcatctta actaatcata attgcaacga 49020 ccccatttcc agataataca atattctgag gctctgggta gatgtgaatt ctgggggtac 49080 accattcagc ccactacaaa catattgtgg cattgaggtt ataagccagt agccctacga 49140 gtataggatg atgcccattt cagcctgata atacactccg aaagagatca catggtaaca 49200 ttgttgcctc agttaatcat agaaatactc aattagtata gaaataacaa gaaaaatgct 49260 ttgttattct catgtgtcat ttatcgagtt cttactatgt atctgttatt gttatcctta 49320 tacacttctg cacaaaagat ggttttatcc caagttttag cttagaaact gaggcttaat 49380 gagtaacttg accaagaatg gcttctcttt ctccatttcc ttcctctcat ggtgttgttt 49440 tatatacata aaataatata tattattcta ttaatataga ttaatatatg tatttatata 49500 tgtacatttt atatatgtat aaaacttatg ttgtaagttt tatatacata taatatatat 49560 tctgtttata tattgaattt atatatatat aaaacttaac actattaagt cttaacacta 49620 ttaagtttca tggtgttgag ttatatagtt ctattaatta tatatatatg gggggagggg 49680 tgtttctcca gcctagactt ccactttgaa atgtagtctc caggctcagc cacttgtttg 49740 acattgccac ttggatgtct ggtagactta acatattcac aactgaattt caaatcttcc 49800 ccaccaatct gctctgcctc atagcttccc ctttccggaa tgtggttgct ccatccttcc 49860 agttgtacag gccccaaatc ttggagtttt ccttgactcc tctcttcttc tcaaatccca 49920 catgtaatcc atcaggtagt cttattggct gtgccttcac acttttttca gaaactaatt 49980 attcttcagc acctccaatg ctgccaccct ggtataagct accatcctca gcatctttct 50040 tccagtggat tttagcatcc atgaatgatt atttcctaaa tcaattatca ataattgtta 50100 taaatttgtg atttttctat ttctatcctt cctgtcactt ttcctggttt ttttaaaaga 50160 gctttcttca ttcttcttta aaaaaaatta aaattagcat cagtatgaac tcgtggattc 50220 ttttgttatt cattgtacta taagccattc ctgtcattat tcattttgat tcttaaattg 50280 tcctattctt ggccagtggg agtctttcat gctagctcct atgtcttttt gatatgtccc 50340 tatctttttt ttcctaacac tttccttatt tctgaaattg taagctattc taggttcacc 50400 ctataccttc actaccccag tccaggcatc gtctgtctct ctaagaagtc ctagttcctt 50460 ttagcaggag aagtttttct agactctttc attaggcaga gctacaaaat tgattatttt 50520 aaaaatctcg agttcataca ctaattcata attctaattc caatccaaca ctgcaggctt 50580 cttccctccc tcccctcatc ccatacttgt atttggattt gagatatgaa atgtgtatct 50640 catatcccat atttcttcag taactgaaaa ccctcatcat caatgatagc agcatgctta 50700 ctcattttgc tcagtccaat aattcacaca catttgtaga aaaatagaat agttttagaa 50760 tggctatacc aatatctgca agcttactat attcggttca aaatttcttt gtagttcttt 50820 tgaccaaatg tattcaacag agagcattca gtcagagtaa tgtgtacaaa agttacttgg 50880 attagatttt ttccttctgt gtatttatgt ttccattgag ctatagagtt aagctatttt 50940 tttatttcta ttccatttta ggggttttcc catccctgtt gatttagtaa ttttattttt 51000 tgaatatcaa catttgtcag tttcacatct ttcatttata tgagattaac tagacccttt 51060 agaaatcatt ataaagtcag gttgttctat taatttttaa aataggtgta taaaaaccaa 51120 agggatcaat cagagccttg atttaaagta cgttctgaat tatttcagac acccgaatcc 51180 atctaaaccc agaacatttc atttgtagat ttcaaagact tcttggcctt cctaccttcc 51240 ttacatttat gtagcatgtg tttatccaag gcacaccacc tgccaggcac agtgctgggc 51300 tctgtgttga cacacatgaa tgtgatcatc tttctgtagc ccccaggtta catggcacca 51360 cagccaagat acagacatgt gtgagagagt aatcagggta ttactcagga tttgctggag 51420 gaatccctct tcaaaggata ttctaaattg gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gcgcgcgcgc 51480 atgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt tgaggtggac tgggagaaaa tataccctcc ttgagatcac 51540 ctcctggcta gatagtctct cccttctctg tttgtgatag aatgcaagtg gaatttgaca 51600 ggtgtacttc tcaaactaga aactagagag ctgctatctc agtcaccgta agaagaacga 51660 atcacaccaa acctacatca ttgtcttcta tgacaggatt tctacaaggg tgagatagtg 51720 agatgctgga gatccctgtt ttggtagttc agggattcac agcatctccc atgctggtga 51780 tgtcaacctg aagagatatt tctagtgata ggttccaggg atctttcacc aaacacttta 51840 atatatttta tcattgtcct gaatacagcc ctataaggtt cttactaaat ttgcaggtga 51900 catgaagtga tagacaacaa acaatttgaa ttcaaattaa ttttgaaagc tgagacaatg 51960 gacccaattc ttcagcaatt atatttaaaa gatataaata catgcagaaa acaaattaca 52020 agtacagagt ggaagagaga tgatttagca gcaacgcatg caaagagatc taggagtttt 52080 agttaataac agactcaaca tgaaccagca atgcaatgtg actacgaaac aagtaattcc 52140 tcattaggct gcattaatgg aaacacgata cataagacca aggaagtggt ggtctcattt 52200 gcactctgtg atgaaaggcc acaccaggaa tacagtgtag tactgctggg caccacattt 52260 gtagagaaat agaaaccaac ttgagtgtct tcagagcaga atggtgagag aactcaaact 52320 tcattcaaat gaggagtagt tactgagcct gagaaattta tagcctggag gatttggttg 52380 tcttcaaata tatgaatggc tgtgatgggg aaaaaaggat taaatgtgtc ctgttgtcac 52440 aagaggatga aataaggagc ggtgaatgga agccccaggc gatagaggtt tcagttgctg 52500 ctgacagtca gggctgtctg aggatggaat gtattgcctc aggacaaagt gagttcattg 52560 tcactgaatt ggttcaaaaa tgaccaggaa gactacaggg cagggaagct aacttgtatt 52620 acaataagta atttttttct tttttatttg tatgccctta gaaagatgtt tacttaactt 52680 gataaatctg taacaaggga taatcaagat ttggttatag gacaattaca attttctgac 52740 agatccccca aaataataga aattaatagc ttacacacta ctttatccaa gctgtagaat 52800 gtataactta cttcatatac tttgtgttta gtcagtttat acaggctgaa caacataaag 52860 ttaagacata aaagggtttt ttttgcaggt ttaaagtact accatttttc caaattactg 52920 gctgatccta gaactttgag aaactttggt gtttcccccc ttcctacttt tgtttacatc 52980 atagtacgta gatggtacaa tattttggtt aacctcagtc tgacacttag attgtgttct 53040 cttttgccct attaatgtct agagtgtaaa aagaccagta aagtagcacc aagaaatcaa 53100 agaaaatttc ccagttctac tcacttgtaa ttctcttaat ttagtagggg ctttccacag 53160 gaaatcacaa tagaatagtt gaaatgctct ttatcttatg tactttcctt ctgaagaaag 53220 ggacagttaa ttggctttgt tcccaacatg gtccaaattt ttatacaggg cagctgtatt 53280 tactgtagta caaaggagat tctacaccga atgatgtctc taagtatttt caataattaa 53340 gaacctaatt gcttctctag ccagtgggtt tcagtgaaag tgataaaata gattttctaa 53400 gcaagaaaaa tacataatga gggtggttgt atacctttaa gaaaaaagaa atcagtgata 53460 ttcaatccca agtaaatttg gatatcacag agtcagagat attcttaatt attttaaatt 53520 aaatttgagt caaaaacaat gtgtttaaag actttaaaat cattttaaaa gaatgttaga 53580 aatttacatt aataatttct attttcaatg aataaatgag aaacctagaa tttttgtttt 53640 ggacacactt tgatcatatc taatgtgttc tacttcctct aattattttt atgttattag 53700 gatttttaaa aaatctctta gattaaaatt tctcagtgta tctttgtttg cgtgtctttt 53760 tttctctctc cacttatgta attgaagcat ttctgacata tcctcagaac acacagattc 53820 ttatcaggac ttaactaccc agggcagggc cctccttgga tttactgaaa ataaacactt 53880 tgggtactca gtctcagttt taatgacaaa agttgaaatc tttgcctaac atgaaggttt 53940 ttctttgtct ctaaattttg attttccatg ctatcagagg tcccattgca acaggtaatt 54000 tgagtgttga ttgtatgttt tctcagtttg taattgtggt gaaatgtatt taaaatgttc 54060 acaattttaa agttaagttt acctataagg ttctttccaa ctcagaaatt ctgtgatggt 54120 aaactttttt tttgtagttt gaaaatgtga tctttggatg ttgtcttctg tgtcctatgc 54180 atatgactag gaatcataga attttagagc tggaaaatga gtgagacatt atctagtgat 54240 tctgcaaatg aagaattaaa aggcccaaag aggttaggtg actcacgcag tatcatagca 54300 gtacctggtg actagaactc tggccaccta ctgcagcact aaaaattaac ccaaatgttt 54360 ttatctgaaa atttgcagac ttcaggctag gcctgtaaat aaataaataa gaagttaaaa 54420 catatttgag aaaggtaagc ttaatatgcc acatttggga aaagatgtgc ctgacacaaa 54480 tgtatttggt gtaatagaga acattcttcc attataccga aatgaaaatt ttgaacattc 54540 tcaaaattct tgaattttga gacatttatg ttaagcacag tttattcaga ctctctataa 54600 actgtgctgt catccctgtt gttttctcca agcggaatca tacttaaatt acaactttag 54660 ggagtttaat gtttcctatt tttgcactcc tgggatattt ttcagtgact cagaagcata 54720 aactgacact gtgaagttaa ggctgtgttc cagtgggaat gacagcatgt ctctaggacg 54780 ctgatggaga aagccctcct catgcagctg tcttgcggag tctccctgct ggtggtgaat 54840 gtgagatcac acagggccag cagccagggc agtacatctc tgagtctcgc ttctggtttt 54900 acctagagcc aacccttggt gattgtttgc ctccttggcc aagcccccac acaataggaa 54960 aactgtgtct caaggtcgaa ttctattaat acctgagagg tgaatttata aacatttaag 55020 atgttttagc atctctgcag ccagtgtctc tgtaaatgaa aattgcttct cgaagtagaa 55080 aagcataagg gagtacaagg gcttcaaaaa ataatccttt taggaataag aatattgcca 55140 gggttaggtg ttcctaactg gtttcaagca gaggagttag taaaattcca aaagttaatc 55200 agcttcatgt actcaacttt tgctaggact ttgcagaaac tcctcaggga tccctcagag 55260 ttagattagg gagatgaacc ctgccaaagg acagtaacca ttcaacagct ggatagcctg 55320 ttgggcccca ctgtcctcag cctttcctaa tgttgcctgg gaacaccact tttctgctcc 55380 ctcctttttc agtgtagcct ggagacaatt atttatttat tcactagctc ttttaacaaa 55440 tattgattaa gtaggtactg gttctgttct aggggttgga aaaacagaga aaattaaata 55500 gtgcctttgt cctcaggaaa caatccattt aatagagaga cgaagatatg cccttaaata 55560 cctgaatcac cagcataacc agcacctgcg gctgccatgt gggaattgtt gaacaagata 55620 atttttgaat gaaagagtaa atgacctaat tgctctaatg taaagataaa tttctaagag 55680 tcggctagtt gggatgatta tagaaggatt caagggagag atgtatgaaa gcatagatct 55740 aacgagagaa aacagcacag cagaaaaagc agcaaaggct caaaagtaga aatctctgag 55800 atcgaatgga gaatagtaaa taatttgctg gaatgaagag cacgtggaag gcaagggtgg 55860 taagaaggct ggagatagta gataaggcca aatcatgcaa ggatttaaac tgtatgtttt 55920 tagaaaatgg gtaagctata gaaattttat ataggaatga gaaattatca gcagcattgt 55980 gctttaggac tacaaatctg gtagcaatct gctaactgat attggaaggg aaaggcccag 56040 agacactagt tggaagaatt gcagtgattc ttcatgagct aaactaagag ttcaagctaa 56100 gatagataaa ctaaggaatg agaatggaag aaagggacaa actgagattt ttggggtggt 56160 actcagctga agtttggcaa ctggttaaac ataaaagaca agagacagag aggaatccaa 56220 gatgaaaaga cgattttgct gcactttttt agaaggcagc atttgtattt ccatttccag 56280 gaggtggagt agctttgaga agaaaggtga ttagttcagt tttgggcaca ttgagctgta 56340 acggtattat ggacaggaag ataccctaca aacagctgga aattttgcac atgcttaaaa 56400 agaagatgag aacatgagat ttcaatttag ccatcatctg catggagtag acaattcaat 56460 ccaggagact tgataagaat gtcaagggag tgatcacgat aaaggtgaga aatggactga 56520 gcatcgatct ctgctgaaac atctctttga gcaggaagaa gagtgcctta gcaaaagcag 56580 ccagtgaaat ggggagttgg gggagacttt caaggaggga atggtaacat atcccattcc 56640 caaagaggtc aagtagggtt gaggaataat aaatggctag tgggtttgga aacatggaat 56700 ctgtcatgac ctttacacac tttttcattt gatggatcgg gggattactt acatttgcaa 56760 agggcctcag attaagtggt aatggttcag cattagtaat tagagatttt cttatgtact 56820 ttgtagggag aaatagaatg gcattcaaac aggtttaagt tcctcttaag aacctttctc 56880 attggattgt agagaagagc aaatgaaaga atcgttcagt atttcttggt atcatgccca 56940 gcccataggt ttcaattaat gttaaccttt acagttgtca tcatcattat ccagaagggg 57000 ctttttttta gaataaggaa gaaaagcagt gctcatctgt agacaaggga aaaaatcctt 57060 tggaagagag aaagagaagg gtaattcaag aagatcagga ataaacatta agggtaaaaa 57120 cagaatggtt agccctggaa aagggaacaa acatgtttct ctgaattagg agaggatatg 57180 tgaagtaaca gggatgtttt gagcctcagt gacagtaagg agaagagaga gtgaaggaac 57240 ttgcacgcag tgacttctac cttctcatta aagtcaagag agaatctcaa ctgcagatat 57300 ctgcttaagg taggaagaga gaaataagaa ttgctgtcat ttattttgtg gttttgatat 57360 agcaaaaact gtactagaca ctttacctcc tttaatcctc agaaaactta gagattatat 57420 atttgtattc acattctaca aatgagaaag caagtaaaaa agttaagtaa ctctcccaga 57480 gtcccccaga tggtcatggg agcccagatt cagagccagc tatgtcttac tccaaagcct 57540 gtgctcttta ttgaaacata ctccactagt ttgagatctt ggaggtgtac ccctgcacta 57600 ctatcaggac tacccctgat aaagtcctgt ggggtagttg ttcctatcca tcaccacagt 57660 gaatatcaaa gaagggccct ctcatttgag gaataacaga cagtgaaatt gagatggacc 57720 agaaatgcaa atcctggatc cctgagggaa acaacaaaat gaagcataga ggaaatatct 57780 gagtctggtg ccaagactca tcagtacaag agagaatgcc taatgggcaa tagcagttag 57840 ggtgggaaaa gagaagtaca agggggtgtc ttggaatttg agggaagaac tgctgcctta 57900 gttttcgaag gatgattatt cgagagttgc 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cattttttta agagacaggg tctcaccctg ttgcccaggc 58800 tggagtgcag tggtgcgatc atagcccaat gccaccttga acttctgggc tcaaaggaca 58860 ctcctacctc agtctcccaa gtagccggaa ctacaggtgc acactaccac acccagcttc 58920 cccactctga gcctccatcc taatggagaa gagaggcagt aatcaaaata catgaaatgt 58980 gtagttatta gatggttatt aatgtataga gaaaaattaa gcagagaaag gagcaaggga 59040 ttagggggtc aaagttttgg taggggtaga gtggtcagtg aaggccacct tgagagatgg 59100 caattatgta aagcctgaaa gcaggtaaga aatatacagg tatacagatg tccctggaaa 59160 gagtgttcta ggcagaagaa atagaaagtg ccaaagctaa gattgctcac ctggcaagtt 59220 caagaacagt gagaaactga tgtggctgca taggagtaag aagaaaaagg acggagagga 59280 catgagatgg tcagatagcc tagggccttg taagccatta taacgatttt gtcttttaat 59340 atagagaaat attaaaggtt tttgttttaa ctttttaaca tagaaaaatg taatcatata 59400 caaacacaga atagtataat gagccccctt gcactaatca ctcagcttta acagctttca 59460 ctttgggagg attttgagtg aaggagtgat aagacatggc atggcatgac atggcttgaa 59520 caggatcact caggaaaata agccatgggg agacaggaca agcagaggaa acacaggagc 59580 aaaagcttag gagacagatg atggtggctg gaaaccaagg gagtagcagt gaaggtggtg 59640 agaagtgatc agatagagga tatttttttg aagatttgaa ttaatattat atatattata 59700 ctttaaagaa gaatttgaaa atgcatgtag tgtagtaaag atggtaagaa atacagaaaa 59760 gaggccaggc acagtggctc atgccagtaa tcctagcact ttaggaggct taggtgggaa 59820 gctcccttga ggccatgagt tcaaggccag cccgggcaac atagtgagac tctgtctata 59880 tggaaaaaaa aattaaccag gtgtggtggc atgcacctgt agtcctagct acctaggagg 59940 ctgaggcagg aagattgcct gagccaggag gttgagtctt cagtgagcca tgatcatacc 60000 actgtactcc agcctgaatg gcagagcaag accctgtccc tttaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaga 60060 aagaaagaaa aagaaatata agaaatggca ctagaatatc agtattatat acattatttt 60120 ctgtttaaaa atccacacaa ctggcaaaaa aaagtgacat acatgaacat ttataagaca 60180 gtgcatttat aaattacaaa ctctctgctc ctcccatatt attttgcagt gatgaatgat 60240 taggccatcc aaacgtaaag atttatttgt aatttgctaa tgatggaatg acacctgttg 60300 aggtacaagt tcccagcaat tcttggaatt agcaatagtg tgttacttct ttctcgaaag 60360 aagcatgatt tgtaagcagc tatatctgat gtagtaaaac tgaaagttaa aataaaaaag 60420 gaaaccgtgg gtcaaagtat gagggaaaag ataaaacttt cagagcaaag ttatacatag 60480 agattttatt catcgtctct gtgtaattca cgagaacttc ttagcttatt tattatgtca 60540 aatggcagtt tgctcttcta atcccagcct gatatcatga gccatatatg ctgttggtca 60600 ttcaaaaagg gcactaaaca aggtgaaaga atgtcagtga atcaatgcaa ctccatgagt 60660 actaccagga aaagaaaaac aaaaaaacat gccattaata gtgggtcaaa gaggattttt 60720 ttcatgccat cccctacctt actgagaata ccacatttat attcagaaga ctcataatga 60780 attccagagt cctctgtgtc ttggctgtat gactttgggt tatgtcactt tgttaatctg 60840 tttgaacttc tgttttctta tctacaaaat aggggtaata gagtcaactc tgcctccctc 60900 acagggactt tcggaggccc aagggtcttt acaaataata gagaaggaaa gaaactggca 60960 ctttaatagt acctaccatg taccagggac tgcgtagtcc ccacggcagc cctctgaagt 61020 catgtgattg gcccattgtg tagatgtaga gcttaagact cagagaggtt atttaatctg 61080 tgtaaggcca cagagctagg agggggaaaa gctgggattg gatcactgac tagatcaact 61140 tgaaatctcc tgcctgacag agaaagaaga gactaacttt actaagcatc tttttatgcc 61200 agaaactgtg ttggacataa ttctgtacta tcttatttgg taaaggtcat tctgtccttc 61260 ctggttgccc tggttgctca acaagtaata aacaataaag cctgactgtt tttcatccct 61320 gagagaagaa atattattaa aatagcgtta ttctctttct ttctttcctt tttttttttt 61380 tttttgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg cctgataatc tgacttgcaa cctcacagaa aagaatgaat 61440 gcatggtttc atgtctgtgg catgactctg tgaaggagcc ttgcaagggg acagatacac 61500 ctctaccact tcttatagcc attcctgaga cctctcttct cacaacacat accagcaaag 61560 ccaaacaaac aaggtgttta ggaataactg tcatctatca acactctcta ggcaaagtag 61620 aactatgaaa cactgaggag actgcacaca cacagaagaa aaaatgatca tgtcacatgg 61680 tagcacagag caatgggaaa tgtgaatagt ttgttgaggt ggacagaccc aagctcaagg 61740 attgcctgat cgctccattt ataggaacca tggcaaccta ccttatctta ctgagcctca 61800 gttcctccag ctgtgaaatg gggtacaacc tctgacccca cagggctgtt gtggggatta 61860 tctgagttag catgttccat aaaacacagt aagttagaaa gtatagctgt ataggctctg 61920 ggagtttaac aagcaagaga aatttgacag taatcattta gttactgaac cctgtcttca 61980 tattgcgcta ggttgcatat ggttttcctg cctgtccctt ccaatcacat ttcagaaaaa 62040 ggaggcagta gtggagcctt gtgggctaaa gtggtgagga gggtgtcatg gaagattcag 62100 gttcaggtct tcctcttgaa gaatgggtgc ttctcaatag ggaagtggag gaacaacctg 62160 ggagttgtca gcttgaagaa aatcctgaga cgtgataatg ggtaggtcca aggaggtcct 62220 gagtaggact ctgagcacag agcctttctt tgcatgtgct gtttttcctg ccagcaagac 62280 cctctaaacc ctttggcctc acccaccccc ttgcctggtt atactcctag ccttctttca 62340 gatctccacc ctcagtactc cctcaggaag ctttccctga cctcctgacc cagtcaagtg 62400 cttcttatat atctcctttg taagctcttc tcagttacac ttttacattt atttgtgaga 62460 ttatttgatt agtgtcagtc ccactcttta attctccaca agaacagaga ttgtgtctgt 62520 tctgcattca ccatgcatcg cttcatcccc tagtttactg cagtgtgtgg aacataggac 62580 gggctttaaa tactcgctga ataaatagag aaatgttggt tattagtgag gtattaccta 62640 ggtgggagag aggatttata tttgggattg ctaatcccat taagtgccaa gcactgcatt 62700 aactcattta atcctaaaaa aaagtcctat gaaatcaagt gtattattcc ttttaacttt 62760 aaagacagag aaactgaaat ccagagatgt taaccatctt tccccgttga cacagctaag 62820 tggtaacagt cggtcttgag ccgggcagcc tggcttcaga cttcctagac tttaccacat 62880 tgttctgctg cttagtgcag tagaggacaa agtgaggtgc acacgtgaag tcaggacaga 62940 tttccgtttg aaaattgtgt attttcccct cctcttcttc attaccattg tcatcatcat 63000 catcatcaat cacttcacaa gcaaagctaa gcagaaaaga actacttcat gtatcacctc 63060 ttacattcat gttaactcta cattctgcca aagtgatttg gctgaattta cccaaagagc 63120 aaagtggaca tttcaaatcc tgattcctag aaaattatag actacatcct gtaaccacct 63180 ttgaagaacc agcatgtact ttaccccaac gtgacaaaat tgttttaaat aaaaagaggt 63240 aatttgacta agattggtat gatctgagac ccatggtttc tacatcttat tcaaaaagca 63300 gatccagcat gtggtcatca gtaggtattg agtcataaag ctcctggaag aaaatcttaa 63360 gtttcatcaa gaatgccaag aagtcctggg tgtctccaag aatgatagct gttactataa 63420 taacataatt actactggaa aattagcaaa gcccaataaa atatggcatg caaaaaaata 63480 tttaccctgg aaatagaagt gacctaaatc agtcgtttat tccagccacc tgcttttaga 63540 tagtacttaa aaaaaaaact ttcaggatgg tcatattgtt taaagttctc taggtggaag 63600 agtactttac agtaataaat taataaataa gacaagttaa tgcttttaaa ctactattat 63660 ttgttgagca ttgttgtaaa ggctttacat gcattaatgt atttagtcct cacaacaacc 63720 ctttgagata ctattatcat catctccctt ttacagatgg ggaaactgag cagtgcccaa 63780 agtcacacaa ccaggaaatg gggaactatc ttcaagccca gctggtttgc gcctaaagtc 63840 catgctctta cagtgtccct gggtagctga gtactcagtt ttgtcacctt tgtctccttg 63900 actttaactg aaagcttaac tctttttttt tttttttttt ttaaacggag tcttgctctg 63960 tcacccaggc tggaggggca gtgtcttgat cttggctcac tgcaacctcc acctcctggg 64020 ttcaagtgat tctcctgccg cctgccgaat agctgggatt acaggtgcac accaccatgc 64080 ccggctaata ttttgtattt ttagtaaaga cagggcttca ccatgttggc caggctggtc 64140 tcaaactcct gacctcaggt gatctacccg tctcggcctc ccaaagtgct gggattacag 64200 gcatgagcca ccacgcccgg cccgaaagct taactcttaa taagagcctg caatgttcag 64260 acgctttgaa aaaaacctaa cagacacagt tgctctctat aaacttaatt ttcaaaggaa 64320 ccactattca aagaagtaaa agggagactg aataaaaaga actaagttct ccgtagagca 64380 aatgaatttc tgaatcgatt gcaaacagtt ctccgtcatc atgacatcct atgaagtatg 64440 gtctccccca tgttagagtg ccagtgtctt catgtaccat ataacttgca aatagtatca 64500 ctgtcttctc acacttcagc tttcttcttt catcagtatt ttggaaagtc cacaaaaccc 64560 agggggctcc ctgtctgttg ccctgtggtc tctgtgaaaa ccagatgatg cgatgctgac 64620 ttggactctt tcaaatggat ccaacagcac atgagtcact ggcagcatgt tcagctcctt 64680 tacctcagga attacccagt tcctcattct tgccaccctt cagccatgaa gtagtaatat 64740 gaaaaataca tgagtacttt ttgaggatac ctcggacctc tttccttcag taccagagac 64800 taattgcctc ataatggtaa cattgaagag cccagttatc tgacgtgatt gggctttaat 64860 tatggattcc ttctggtgtc ctattaaatt ggaaagccta gctgatttca cccaaatgaa 64920 gcattacctc atgccttgct ctcttgcatt cctgtgctgg tgtcacttaa aagtgtaatt 64980 acatggttta tttcgtgttc tttcactctt gatttattgc tgaagaagcc cctgtgggat 65040 atatcatcat aacaaagact gatttcagat gtcaacacca agaaacacaa ctggcatcag 65100 caatctatag agagtatcta gggacagcag tcagctttgg agaaaaccca gaacttctca 65160 taccccatcc cacatttaag ggcaaagact ttctccttgt taaagggaaa gcactgagtt 65220 cataattagc tttataccca gagttttttt ttttttaaat gttatacctg tttaagaaat 65280 tttttgtgct ttgaggtggt caagatcaaa tttaattagc aaccctcttc gtgattggct 65340 tgctctgggg accctgctct ttgagaagga ggttagaagg tttagaagca aacctttgca 65400 gcagttctag ccaagtgcat gcatacaggc cttgaggtgg agctgcacag ttgactgtag 65460 gggagtctgt cctttgttga cgagtgaaac ttctctccct gcaaaccctc tggggaataa 65520 tgccaactct gatcagcttt tcgactcttg gatgaaatat tgggttggga aaaagtccct 65580 actaagaaaa ttgtaccaaa accctgcttc aataaaatat gaatccattt aatgaagttt 65640 atagtagaag taggctagtc gaaaaggatt ctgtctcttt ccaagtatta ttggcaggtt 65700 tagggtcttc ctcaagttta tatcattagg acttccatca aagagttatc tttaggtgtg 65760 attcccatcc tccctccctc tctccctccc tccctccgtc ccatcgttcc ttcctccctt 65820 tcctccttcc ttttctacct ttctttttct ctctgtctct ctttctttca agctgtgggc 65880 tgcttgtaca gatttatgca ttttgaatta ctgcgtagtt gagagatttg gggcttaggt 65940 tattcagttc ttcaaaaagt acagtatgag ctaaggagat agggtgacca actaatctag 66000 gttttggctc caaaaaccct gtgtcccaga aaacccctca gtcctaggca aaccaggata 66060 gtagttcatc ttgtgaggag attatagtgc atttccaagt atttagctga atttatcaca 66120 gggctctgac ttgataggat ttaagagggt taaaataagg tcttttctgt tatgttagtg 66180 tgactttagt cttggcactt tctcaaggaa ggaatccagt ctactacagg 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ctaacttttg gaatgtgctt 67080 cttatataga tctgcaacta tgtgggacca gcaaaggtta ttgttcagtt ggtcacaaat 67140 ggaaaaaata tccacctgca tgcccacagc ctggtgggaa aacactgtga ggatgggatc 67200 tgcactgtaa ctgctggacc caaggacatg gtggtcgggt aagtaggggt atatgatgct 67260 gtggaaggta ggaacagata gaatatggga tgcaggaact tagaatgaac aggccccttt 67320 cattagggac ctttctgaga ccctcagatg acctcaaaaa actgtgtaaa cttgtgcttt 67380 catttggact ccaggaagta aggtgaccac atgtctggat ttgcttgaga cagcccggtt 67440 tgcccctgac ctaattgttt atagcaccct cttctactct taaaggtggc ccaatttgga 67500 tgatcactta tatgtggtca cttgacctac aaggtatttg tgccactatt aatttttttt 67560 ctcctagaaa taaaaataag gacaaattta aagaaacata actatagcag aaatcatcac 67620 tttatgtata tttttacatt cttgatgatt tcttcagtgg atttatggtg tgaatatgta 67680 gggctttaag tgaatgcata aatatcattt cagctctctg ctgcttagaa agtaatgcac 67740 agataagaag ccaaggaatg caaatttatt ttggcattca ttaggcttga aatgtaaata 67800 aaaaatgacg tattcattta agggttgatc aaataaaaca agcaattttt aatgaatgaa 67860 gttttataga agtaatttca atccaaaaga attaagcttt taaataagac atatttattg 67920 tgctaaaaaa cttgtatttt catcttccta atacactaaa atggcacaca gaataatagt 67980 gtagcacaca atacaaactg atatgtgcaa tcaataattc taaaaattgt tgttttaagt 68040 ctttctttgg aagtccttaa atgcaaaaga agaaattttt aattttgttt aatttttaaa 68100 aacatttttc agggttttct aatcctggtt taaatagttt atgctgaaat cccagttaat 68160 ctggcttatt cactcaaaag aaaggaattg tttaaatcaa ctataattaa gctgatggtt 68220 gcatttcagg ctttgaattc cgatcaagtt tcaaattggt tattattttg gaggttgtgc 68280 tttcatgttc ctaggtattt ctttgtttga ctgtgaaaat atttaagtgt gaaaaaccta 68340 gagagagagc tttcttttaa gtcactaaaa tcggattctt ttgatgttag aaaaaaaaaa 68400 gactctagat tgaaggaaga agcttaaatt gatttgaaaa attaaagtgt gctttatatg 68460 aacttgtttc aacatcctct tgaaagactg gcgtgtctcc tgttgtatgt cacagtttgt 68520 tcatcatgtg ttgtggaata cccttccaat tcctgattga cctaggagag ctttgaaatg 68580 caggctaatt atcacagttt tagactgatt gatcacttag tgtttctgca gatttattcc 68640 agtagggttc tgtcagtttg aagtgtttat tttctttggt cttgtttaat ccctattata 68700 atcatatcct ttagaggaaa 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ggctctgact 86160 tctttatgtc accactgagg gtaccattta ggaggcagat gatgagtcag aagagtaatg 86220 caagaatcca agtgagaaac agtgcagtta gtaaaggtcc tagtgccagg aatgaaagga 86280 gatggtggac ttaagagaga gtgcagtgat actgtgatac agtgatactg tcaagagggc 86340 ctagaggtcg gaggtgtagg agagacgggg agtcatagat gggtctaaga ctccctgacc 86400 aggaagcttg tgatgtggtt gacttgatga aaggaacaag ggagcaaaag tagatttggg 86460 tgggaaaaga aggagctcag agtaaaacat gttatatttt aggtccctgt gggaaaatca 86520 agtgtaagtt cttagtaggc agatcaaaag gcagaactgg aactcaagag aggacagggt 86580 gagaaattta gcattagaat catctcaaaa cgagatataa caggcaccaa ctgagtcatc 86640 attcaaaggt atttcttaac ctagagtcca ctgaccccca aagagtctgt ggatagaaat 86700 gtactttgat atcatcagct tcttttataa tcctgttttg tattttacat actgaaaacc 86760 atgattctga gaagagatcc atagagttca ccagactgca gaaggggctg tggcacaaac 86820 aaaattagaa acccctcagt tggagggaag tgagactggg aagggaggtc agtaaaatga 86880 ttgccacggg gcacccagat ccttgctgag gttggaaacc gcaaaggtgc agcagcaaca 86940 agccacatgg gtgggtgttg tctcctgtga gagcaagatg 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tatggccaag ataaatgcag tcacctttac tggtaaacta 88680 aaacctgaaa agtgagaatg aggtactttt aaggcacatg cacagaaata ggtagcaaac 88740 actaggagat tatccatatt tgtgaattga actattatct aaagtcatca actgttatgt 88800 aaagtcattg attattaaag tcactggtta ttattataca aagctatttt ggagtgtttt 88860 caaaagaatg acagcctaac ataatgaaaa catcagtgca ctttgagact gatcttgact 88920 ccattgtgac ctcagataag tcacctaacc cctcctagct tcagtttcct ctcctgcaaa 88980 aggagaactt gtagtaagtg gctgctttgg ttccttctaa aataggttga tgtttcatag 89040 tacatcccat ggtgccattg tcaaaagcag accgcaagga taaatgatcc cttgaatatg 89100 gagtgtgaaa gtctccatat tcaattctgt ggagattcaa acagcaggtt cttttataaa 89160 gcttatgtgg aatgttctgt atcagtttct tgtcattgga atcttactag ctgtgttata 89220 attaatattt tgcccttaaa attcccattt tacagtgaaa tacagccaat aaatatctct 89280 ctgctttaaa aggtaaaatg aatacataga aaatactaac tagtctcttt gctggaatcc 89340 atgtcaatag ataacattta tttctgaaga taaataagtt gcctgcttcc ctcttgtgtt 89400 tcatatgtct gcagtgaaca gtaatgagta tagctgtaaa ttagttaaga tagaaccgat 89460 ggggaaatta taaatctgaa tctaaaacat atttgataag taagtcaaag tttctccact 89520 taaaggtcat ccccttctag tggaagcata tttttctcaa aatttggcaa ccttggtttt 89580 ttttttttcc tgggaagtct ggagatgctc agcttttaaa caactattaa agtgtacttt 89640 gttaccctgc tttcccctgc ttcatctttc aactgcagtt agatgatcat gagataatca 89700 gtaaacagag accttctatc tagccctaag atgactgaaa caaccacaga attagaaata 89760 atcgaagttc tttctgaaca taagcatgac aaaactgaca ttgaagaatc agaaatagaa 89820 taattgttaa gggttcagca ctaatcaaaa aaaagaatac ctcattgact gtatttaatt 89880 tgaaaaaacg aaataaaacc tccttaactg ctccagccca aaaaaagaga agaaaggtat 89940 atgatagaaa aagaagagaa agaaaaggaa acagaaagga gaaacaagaa cacagtaaca 90000 ccacataggc agtaacggaa ctcaaaaggg cattggggct ggtgagaagc acagatagcg 90060 agaaacagaa agatgaaaac aaaacaaaaa gaaaagcaat cagaagtctc agagggcatc 90120 actgtattgt agtcaaatag tggtcttaga cttttagccc cagtatctca tcagtcacca 90180 gaggttacag atcccttggt tactgttttt ctggcatcca ccccattttt attatcctgg 90240 tgaccactaa ggaatgggcc tccatcactt atgtccgcat tgtctctgcc tctcacttta 90300 actctttagt atgtcccaca cacacgtaaa agatgaactt cctaaaatac catcccctac 90360 acattatttc cctgttcaaa aacattcagc agctttcttg cctgtaagtt cattctccgg 90420 gtgctccgca gtgttgtccc aaacagttcc atttctcagg aattccttat acagtcatag 90480 cttgtttctt tatattttgc aaatactgtg atttttacaa attgaaggtt tgtggcaata 90540 gtgtcaagaa agtctattgg tgccattttt cccacagcat gtactcactt tatgtctctg 90600 tgtcacattt tggtaattct ctcaatactc gaaacttttc catgattatt atatccatta 90660 tggtgatctg tgaacagtga tctttgatgt tttgggggta ccacaagaag tgtccatgta 90720 agatgacaaa cttaatcgat aaatgttctg tgtgttctga ctgctctact gactggcaat 90780 tcctccatct ctctccctct cctcaggctt ccctattccc tatcacacaa ccatatggaa 90840 attaggccaa ttaataacct tacagtggcc tccaagtgtt caagtgaaag gaaaagtcac 90900 acctctcact tgaaatcaaa agccaaaaat gattaagctt agtgaggaag gcatgtcaaa 90960 agctgagata agcccaaagc taggcctctt gtgccagtta gccaaggttt tagtggtctg 91020 agtagaagat taaaccagcc acaacattcc cttttaccaa agcctaatcc agagaaaggc 91080 cttaactctc ttcaattcta tgatggctta gagaggtgag gaggctgcag 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actctgatga atctgggcaa 91980 agtaaattga aaaccctgtg gaaaggattt accattaacc acatttgtga ttcatggaag 92040 gaggtcaaaa tatctacatt aataagaatt tggaagaaat tgattccagc cctcgtgggt 92100 gacattgagg ggttcaaggc ttcagtgaag gaagtaacag cagatgtggt ggaaatagca 92160 agagaatgag agtgagaagt agagcctgaa gatgagactg aactgctgct catgatttaa 92220 ctttcatggt tgaggaattg cttcttatgg atgagcaaag aaagtagttt cttgagatag 92280 aatctactcc tggagaagat gctgtgaaca ttcttgaaat gacaataatt tagaatattc 92340 cataaactta gtaaagcagc agcagtgttt gagagaattg accctagtgt ggaaagaagt 92400 taaaactgtg gataaaatgt tatcaaaaca gcattgtata ctatagagaa atcttttgtg 92460 aaaggaagag tgaattgaca aatttcattt ttgtcttatt tttaaaaatt gccacaacca 92520 cccagccttc agtagccacc acccttatca gtcagcagcc atcaacattg aggcaagacc 92580 ttccaccagt acaaagatta caacctgctg taggcttagg tgatcattag cctgttttag 92640 caataaagtg tttttaatta agatatgtac attgcttttt aagacattct gttgcacact 92700 taatagccta tagtatagtg taaacataat ttttttgtgt actgggaaac caaaaacatc 92760 atgtgacttg gtttgttgca gtaatgtgga 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gcatgtttgg tagtggcggt ggaggagggg gcactggaag 93660 tacaggtcca ggtacaaaaa tacttattct tcctaaaact ttttcatatt ggagagggta 93720 gaattttctt ttctttggtt tctgagcatg tctgtgagtt gagtggctat gatattattg 93780 agtatattaa ttaaaatttc ctgacaaatg taaatttatt tttcaaagaa atccatgttc 93840 attttacaat atgtaggtaa tctcaaaagt cattaagaag aaaaaaaagt accccaaagc 93900 cagttattta atgaatacct tcctaaagat tttggtatat ttctctttta cattttttga 93960 catagttgtc ttgtttttgt ttggaaacat tgaaaagatt gtatattatc atactacaat 94020 atagctatat attaaacatc tctatatact acattgtaga aactttgaaa atacataaaa 94080 tctgccatca aaggttaact actactattt ttatgtatat gttatagtat atatttgtaa 94140 attttaccct gaatacagct gtgatcatca ttatgcattt tattttaatc catttatttg 94200 caatactatt ttactatcat ttgcaccatg actgtgtgta tagagtcata ggtgcaacgt 94260 ttacctgaga tgttaacata aacatttcct ccagtaatat gaactttaag cataaatttt 94320 aagcatcatt ttaatgactc atttcctcaa gtgaacaaac catagtataa cttacttaca 94380 tgtagtttcc tgttttctat ataaaatgct atactgaacc tctgtccacc taacttttca 94440 cttattccag attacttttg taaattagag tctttgtagt aaaattacta cgtcagaggg 94500 catgacatct aatgccatct gttttcccaa agagttgtac cagtttatgc ttccaccaaa 94560 aatgcctaag aatgaacagt ggtggccatt tttccattga ggagtcagta tgtttttctg 94620 tgctttgttt gattaagttt ttttcctcaa ggggttattt taatgtcttc tacataggca 94680 agtctgagtt tggttggtga ccctcactat tagcctctcc ccttcacata ggagtgaagg 94740 ctttctccat tacaacccct ccccaaatct ggggtgctgt cagagttgcc aacatgtaaa 94800 ctttaccaaa gtggaattct gatagtccca tgacccccac catgtgtctt agtcccaaca 94860 gaaaaaccat gtgtgggcac aatactgtcc tgtcacacca aaggctgtgc tcacctgaga 94920 gacagacact aagttgtgct gagtctttgt aaaatatctt catgatgttt catttgtttt 94980 acttgccgtt tcagggtata gcttcccaca ctatggattt cctacttatg gtgggattac 95040 tttccatcct ggaactacta aatctaatgc tgggatgaag catggtaagt aatgctttgt 95100 tcttaatacc aagaaaggaa aaaaataatt aatgctaaaa agggttttta aaatcattac 95160 ttatcacaac agtattatca tcttgacaaa taattgatga atgcaaataa actaagaaga 95220 tacttttccc aaaagatatt atttcctgtg gctagtataa actctattac ttttatatat 95280 tttatatatt tactttgtaa gtggcatgaa cagaggaaag aaaagagcat tgaaaagaga 95340 caacagagac ctgactattc aaatatttta aacatcatca aacttaatgt attctgtctc 95400 tttttttctc aaatagtaca cttctgaaat cattttgagt tttataggat cggtcttttc 95460 ccatcaagtc atcccctgag aagctgcagt taaaccacat gttgatagtt tatattacag 95520 gtccattcta gtgtacccat ggaagaaata atactataaa gaagtcttcc catttattga 95580 atacctattt ttgtgccaag tgcttttaca tgttttaact gttatcttca tgactgctct 95640 atatggaaaa tagtaactcc attttgcaca caaaaggcat caaagttcag aaatgttcgt 95700 actcactgaa ggcacacaga agttagtggc agaacaagaa tttgaagcag gtctcctgca 95760 gaaaagctag atgctctcat agtatctgtc agataacata gttgaacctg aaagagggtg 95820 atcaggaatg gtacactgga taactcccac actaaagaat gtgagtcgac aacacgtctt 95880 tatgatttgc tttgttcatt agcattagga aaaaactgct ctgttttcaa gaactttaaa 95940 aattcagctt tcctgcaatt catagaagag ctttatttca tttttctcct ttacaaataa 96000 gcaaaatgag atttaagatt ttagaagtat actaaaaatg atttttagaa atgagtttag 96060 aatatctcca aaacatggta tttatgatat gaccattttt aaaagaattt taaattatta 96120 tttttctttt ccttttgcag caaacttgtc tcttaccttt atctgaccta cattggaata 96180 gcgaattatc actaaataca ttttactgag aaaaatctga tgtttttgca tttatcttag 96240 gaaccatgga cactgaatct aaaaaggacc ctgaaggttg tgacaaaagt gatgacaaaa 96300 acactgtaaa cctctttggg aaagttattg aaaccacaga gcaagatcag gagcccagcg 96360 aggccaccgt tgggaatggt gaggtcactc taacgtatgc aacaggaaca aaagaagaga 96420 gtgctggagt tcagggtaag tgagcacaca aattacgttc tgttggttgg ctggggaggg 96480 gtcagtccta ggtgcagaaa gatatctgct aatctaaaga tgatatatca atatctagtt 96540 tagtgtactc ttcaaagttc tgtatgcctt tggaaaagca tatgtcagat cattttattc 96600 acactgggat ttccattttt gctctgttat ctttgaatgt aaaggacaga aatttatatg 96660 tacattctcc agtcataatc atgcagtttt agggtattgt gagagataat caacttcttt 96720 tctggcacag ataaatagag aagtatttcc acaagcttaa tagtcaccct gtctagattc 96780 tggcttaacc gtcatactga aatagaactt tgccttaaaa taggaacttt tctttttatc 96840 ttgtgccctc tttgaagaag taggattagg agaaaatgta cttttgcgtt tactgtgaac 96900 caatacttat tagcatatgt gtcatgattc taggtcatcc tagatcgtac taagaagacg 96960 tctataaaag caaaggtagt aaatatttag agttggtggc cacatgtggt gtctatcaca 97020 tatgcttttt ttttacaccc ctttaaaaat gtataagcca tgattagcta gggagctata 97080 tgaaaagcag gccataaaca ggttttggcc caaaggtcac aaatgccatt ccctgacctt 97140 aatggaacaa actttacaaa aacgtgagtg gctcattgaa cgtctctgtt tatggcagag 97200 atgtgtgttt tttcacacat tgcctaacaa gctaattgtt agagattcca atgaaggatt 97260 atttcaccaa gatattggtg atttaaaatc atggtaaaat ctaacattgt ttggagattg 97320 ttttccttaa aataacagat aatggtcgtt cccttaaaat aatacatttc taaacttttt 97380 tcctctaaca aatcatacac agattcttta agatcaatct ctaactatat ttgtcagtga 97440 cccagtgtcc aattctgctt tttctagtcc acacaatcca aaagcattga aagaacattt 97500 tcaactaaaa tgatatgtca aggtgtcaga acactgatgc tggtcagttt gtccttaagc 97560 atgccatacc cataaaacaa aagtaggaac actcaactat gattgtggtc attgccttac 97620 agataacctc tttctagaga aggctatgca gcttgcaaag aggcatgcca atgccctttt 97680 cgactacgcg gtgacaggag acgtgaagat gctgctggcc gtccagcgcc atctcactgc 97740 tgtgcaggat gagaatgggg acaggtaagt cagaactttt gcatgatagg ttgtcctggg 97800 tggggaagaa gaagagcatc gtataatgca tactgactag agataaaaat aattgttcaa 97860 atatattgag tcctctaact ggaatgatga agaaaaataa tgtgtgaata aggttaagta 97920 gcacaatttg ctgctccatc ctgctgctgt catctgttgg aatctgtagt agctggagga 97980 ctcatctaag agtgaatctc tctgggcaag aaaactaaga tgtgtgtagg taatggtact 98040 ttttgaaaag ccttgctttg tttattgaag taatatttgg agaattgtta agagtcctac 98100 caaatccctg aagcattgtt atcccagctg catatttatg acagtgtact caagaaaaag 98160 cccaataaag gcagcaacaa caacagaaag attaagaggg actggtcatt atttcccagt 98220 tactggtttc ttctctgctc cctcttctga tggtcatcag tctatgactg tttcagactt 98280 ttgtgactgc tccagcccat atgtgggagt ggaacattcc aaacaccatg ccttccattc 98340 ttgctattac tgagattgta tttgcaaagc cacctggctt ctttctaaaa cagttctctt 98400 agtcctttca ttgagacttc taaaatgatc tcaaaagcct ataaaaataa caagagacag 98460 cagccttcac attcaagtca agtgccttat ctaaaacctt cctaaaatag catcaacata 98520 gagaaatcct tttctgtgga agagctcttg agtgctgtgt tttagacttc agtttaaaaa 98580 ttaaaccaag cactttagga aagtaacaac ctcagggttt caagcagaga cacctttgtt 98640 ctcattcctt gcaacgtaac caaggatgtg gtataaccac tggccttgtt atacagtatg 98700 agaggaacca gtacaacctt cttggtataa agccatgaac agcagaattc tttttcaggg 98760 ttaaataatc cagttagcat tcagtagcat acaaccacaa gaaaaagcag ttaaccaaga 98820 cagtacagca gtgtttcaag tggcatttcc agggacctgt taaattgata agtctaagaa 98880 gatgagcaca tacaggttag aaaggaagtg ctgatatctg aagggaggat tgttggaagg 98940 gatacaaggc gaggcacatg caagttccct cctaagaccc aagcacactc acacaagccg 99000 gctctcagag aggccacaga tttgggactt ggagagacca gaggatcctc ataagagcat 99060 aggtataggg cagcttttgg ccatcacagc ccaagtctct tgttttaatt cagctcgtca 99120 tatttggcta atagtttaaa tcctgtggcc attagtcatc atagaaaata taataaagaa 99180 aaatatataa aacttctgct attggggaaa ttcccataag ggtgtgagga tttgaggggg 99240 agggggaatg tacttctgct atgaaatgct gagcggcaca tggaaatttt cgagcagttt 99300 tagaagtatg acctttttct tggtgtatgt gcatcatgtc tatgtcagag tttaggccct 99360 tttcagaagt cttcttccag tatcacattt caagaagcaa tagtgaaacc ctgagatcat 99420 ccgttttaaa atatttctca agtagcaaaa tcacaattta gttttttagg ctcttctgtg 99480 ccggagttaa tcccaagtac gatatacttg ctattgctaa ggaagaggct tgagtaaagt 99540 ggcacctgat agcttatttt agagaagatc cagcctgtac ctcgtgtccc agatgtagtg 99600 ctgctgcgag atgctttagt gtgctctgca cctcaatctg tccatgctct ggagtggtca 99660 tcttcttaga cattcatctg aatgtcttta gaacagtgca catgtatccc ctatgcagga 99720 ttgcttaagg gattaagaga tggctttgga gtaagacagg cctgggcttg aatcccagct 99780 tcaccacgta ttggccttga ctgagttata tgacgcctgc aagtctcagt ttcattagct 99840 gaaaagtgaa gataatatta cctaactcat aggattattg ttatagtaaa aagacaatat 99900 atatcaaatg cttagcatag tctggtaaat caaagctccc aacaaatagt agccactggt 99960 aaaatgattg ttattgttat tgttttgaat tttaatagta tgttttttaa taattaaaag 100020 aattacgctc ctgtgagtga ctttgacacc accagtatgt tcagcctcat tagcgtaagc 100080 tcttaagttc cttctatcat tcttattttt gtgcctctac tgcatgctag ggttgtaagg 100140 ctgactcaga cagaacctgc cccagagatg acaggacaga gaacgagaaa aatgtgtaga 100200 aaactgcagt tgcataacca agcagtaaat ttgagaggga caacttgctc cacctaggag 100260 gttaggaaag tattctctga ggatgtcagg tttgaactgg aatataaagg atggagtagg 100320 cattgttcag gcagaagaaa ggagcaaaaa cattccaggc agagggaata tttgctggaa 100380 tgtttgcagg agtggtggga aatacaatca ctttgtttct tcacaagttt actgcaagaa 100440 ttttcttcca gtagttaaaa gcttcactcc attctccact cttgggatct ggaaagatct 100500 ttaaaaaacc accacactgt attttggagg agggcagcag ggctaagtga ggtaactaag 100560 tttttctgaa caattcctag tgccaggcat tcattttaca tagaatctgt gtgtcaggaa 100620 aagtcagggg gaaaggtaga gaagaaaacc gcccaaagcc atggtataga ggcaggattg 100680 ggatttaagc ttaggtcttt ctgggctgga agcctcagtg tgtttataca tcaaggggtc 100740 aagacctgaa tgctcccaga ggccaggaag gtaccacaaa taacgtagca gccttgggta 100800 ggcagttggg agggaccagt cctctggaga cagcatccca cctcagattc aatgcatttt 100860 atagattcaa aacattttag ggccaaataa aactaggtat gagagcagat tccattcttg 100920 agtctaatca catcttggga atcttttctt tttcattaac attttagtta attattgcca 100980 ctgtgttttc attccagtgt cttacactta gcaatcatcc accttcattc tcaacttgtg 101040 agggatctac tagaagtcac atctggtttg atttctgatg acattatcaa catgagaaat 101100 gatctgtacc aggtaagcag aaatctcaag aaaacaactg aagaaaaatc tgtagtttac 101160 tttttcttct gttatgtttg ggtgcatgtt atttttagta atgttaacag tagcaaaaac 101220 aaaaacaaac ctttgtaggt aatatctaaa atcccattag ttgagaatgt tactttatga 101280 tgtaggatcc tttgatctgt gggtataaca gccatcaagc cacaatgaaa ttcagcatcc 101340 cgctggggga aggcaaactt taaactttag aaatcaaaca gttttttcat ttaagaggga 101400 gaaactaaag taaaaatgtc acatctgtca agaaaaataa agttaaaaaa agtttgaaaa 101460 gccagtaatt tataataatt ttgaagtcta ctgaaacata ccttgacaac atccagatta 101520 aatgtatatc aaatgaagca ttctgaaatc accacacaga aaggttaaaa gtttgcttga 101580 ggaggaaaag gtgtctttca aaagcagaaa gacagctcca agtgaggaaa agtgggaaca 101640 ccagagtttt gcccaaatca ggttttctta ggaattaatt aggtgggctg aaaatacaag 101700 ttgaggaact gttttttcca gaggtcttcc aacactgcaa agggagagtt agctggagac 101760 acagcgaggc cctttgatgg gcatatgcag aattcaggga gaggcaagga gcctgggagc 101820 cacttcggca gaagcagagc ttggacgttg gtgatgggag cccagtgacc ccagccagcc 101880 tttctggctg agcgactgca ctggcatgaa accaagatgg ggttcggctc ctgaggtttc 101940 ctccttcctg cccctgattg cttttcccac ctcactgtct ttcccctact cccaccagtc 102000 tgctgtatgg ggctcctgcc cttgcccact tcttaccttt ccatttgtct ccttcccttc 102060 atcgacccga agcatcttcc tcatcctcct tggagagatg gtttgctggt tcacgtgtat 102120 ctctcactcc aaaactatgg ccaaaatcct gtgtaattat ttacttagta aagatatttg 102180 ttcctgctct ctcagttttt atagcagtga tgtgaatcat ttctatttcc tcactttaaa 102240 ggaaaatgct tttattattt taaagaaaat taattaaaac ttcattttct ttaaaggaaa 102300 ttaaaatatc tattttctta tttttatttc cattctttaa aatgtgcttt aggctgggtg 102360 cggtggctca cacctataat cccagcactt tgggaggccg aggcaggcgg atcatgagat 102420 caggagatcg agatcatcct ggctaacatg gtgaaacccc gtctctacta gaaatacaaa 102480 aaaaaaaaaa aaattagcca ggcatggtgg caggcgcctg tagtcccagc tactcgggag 102540 gctgaggcag gagaatggtg tgaacctgga ggctgagctt gcaatgaggc gagatcgcgc 102600 cactgcactc cagcctgggt gacagagtga cgctctgtct caaaaaaaaa aaaaaaagtg 102660 tgctttaaag tgcatttaaa gcaaaactac taaaacgttt acatgtggct cttaatagtt 102720 tttacctgtg actaggtaaa aattaatagg tttcctgata ggggaaaatg accatttttc 102780 attcaatata agtcaccatt aggcttcttc actggctctt gtgcttcttg tcaaaggaaa 102840 agtaaagtta gtgactcttc actgcctgtt aatataaaat aactagtatg aagtgtgatt 102900 gtagatttac atttaaagga tgtcttcttg aaactttcat accgttttgg ggtcattggt 102960 atccgtaagg tcattttgcc tgtaaagctt gattctcgca gacttttggc tgattgttcc 103020 ttgtagtcat cacaaatcta tgaataaaac caggaatggg acattgtagc ttgtcagtcc 103080 tcttttcaaa ccctgcttaa cagtcatatt caaggaatta cttattttat gtttataaat 103140 aggatctgca aaggacacag cacaacagga ttagtagctg tgattttttt ttggagacag 103200 agtctcactc tgtcacccag actggaatgc agtggcgcga tctcggctca ctgcaacctc 103260 cacctcccag gttcaagcga ttcttctgcc tcagcctcct gagtagctgg gattacaggc 103320 gtgcaccacc acacccagct aatttttgta tttttagtag agatggggtt tcaccatgtt 103380 ggtctggctg gtcttgaact cctgatctcg taatctgcca gcctcggcct cccaaagtgc 103440 tgggattaca ggcatgagcc actgcgtctg gccagtagct atgatttttt ttttatatcc 103500 taaactcttt actgtatcat ttggttacat atgttgagac tctccagtgt gttagagaca 103560 aaaaccctga aaccgccacc attgatactt ctatcccttc tgatttgggg actctcagaa 103620 gactatacgt ccatttttcc cctaccttac caccagtctg attaatgggc agtgattctg 103680 gcttccctag tatgccttct aggtgtcaaa cacacaccca atggcaactt tgatttgaga 103740 attagaaact gctaagattt gaactcttga ttatctgttg taaaggttct ctagtaacta 103800 ttcttaatgg aaaatgatac agttctctaa ataatttgga ttatttgaca gttaagcatt 103860 cttcccaaat acctttcact aatctaagta catttctgtg accatctgtc atgatcaaat 103920 tcctctcccc acccaccctc tagaaacaca ctcaaaatag tccaagtgca ccgagttagg 103980 attttttatg aaaatattct ctttaagcct ttttctcctt tcattctcct tcccccaaca 104040 tagacaacca ctctatcgtg tttggtatgg attgttttat ttgtgtatgt tcccataaaa 104100 cattattgga gggttttatg tatttttatg tttttaatta ttatacatat catgtatatt 104160 catagtttta aaaatggtac agaagaatct acattggaaa gtcaaagttg cccaccctga 104220 caatgcccag gtctgctagc acaaatgtca ctattgtgtt tataggtagt ttttcaagta 104280 ctggatacaa atgtacgtat acttgaaata catagatatt ttcatatact ctcacataca 104340 atccacatta tattaaatgt acttctcttg ccttgcatta acctttaaaa tttttttaat 104400 ttaatttaat tatagattca aaggaggtta caaaaacgta ctaggaagtc ctagtattta 104460 ctgcaaggaa accagaggtc tcttcaccca gtttccccca atggtaacat cctgcataac 104520 ctcagaacag tgtcaaaacc tggaaataga cgttgataca atccacagat cttaatcaga 104580 tttcaccagt tttacacaca cttgtgtgta tctgtatagt tctttgtgca tatatttttt 104640 aaatgcctaa gtggcattgt gctacatgtt actgtatttc tgccttcact gcttatccac 104700 acagttctac atatagctag tttgttgttt cagctcctga agagaatcta gtatgggtct 104760 ttcacctata acatccttgt ttcctagtag tagacattta accaacttct aacttcctac 104820 ctcagtagat aatactgcag tgactgtcct cacttatgtc ctcttgtgga tttgtgtcag 104880 aatttcaccc agatacatct gcaagagttg ggttgctggg acatttgtat atttggcttt 104940 ccagaatgtc tgtgtaagtc cccatgccca cagccatagc atgaaggtat aattgtttaa 105000 gatataatcc ttggatttaa gaactagaag gtttatatca tggaaaacca ttgattggac 105060 tgtggaagaa aatattaaaa aaaaaaaacc tctccgactc ataagatatt ttttaattaa 105120 attcaagcta cagataattt ataattcctg aatggtatac tatcttataa tttcagatcc 105180 ttttttcaca atctcattct ctttcctttt cccatctccc caagtagcat ttcagaaaac 105240 acagattagt aaacacagtt tccattgact tatttttgag aagaaggctc ttggcaacaa 105300 tatctaaagt tttgaggaca tcacttcatt tcaggccagg ttgatagtcc tagaaaatga 105360 aagaaataag ggcaagtaat aatttggcaa aaaaaaaggg tcttgtatag taaataatca 105420 ctgtagttga gatttagact accctcccat cattcatcct gccagttatc atgtgctgtg 105480 gtcacctaca cagctaggag gttggtggct cacctgctgc tgtagccagt aactgctcaa 105540 tgaaaaggga attttaggca aattgtcaca agactggctg gatgtcatag ttaggctcct 105600 gtgaaataaa ctgatttgta taaagataca ttgctgttct ctgtcagtga actcagttat 105660 ttgaaagata cgtttgtgat tgtatttgtc ttactcattt ttgaaaacac acagtttgca 105720 aaacatctta tttgcattca ccgaagtaat accttgtggg caggatagtc aaatggacta 105780 tttaagtacc tattaggtat cagcagctca ccttttttat tcagctgagc ccccttggtg 105840 agatacttgt attatcctgg ttatgttatt tagaatctta taataccttt tatgaaatgg 105900 gtgtaggaaa gctatattga ctggtctcag gagccagtcc atgggacagt attttttaat 105960 ttagtaaatt tagtttccat gtcagcatag aatcatggca cttttgttaa ttggtttcta 106020 ttgagtactt tatttaaatt tcttcagtga aaacatagcc ttaatttgat ttgttaatat 106080 aaaattatca gctggaggta actcctacca gatatttaag aaaactaaat ttactactag 106140 gtgtgctcaa aatcaacaat cagtgggttg tagtgagaaa caagaagcta ttaagacttg 106200 taaatatgaa aataacccac cacagaaaaa attgtaagta tatgaagtga tggatttgta 106260 acttagcctg atttaatcat tttatgttgt aaacttagat taaaacatca cattgtacct 106320 cataaatata tacaattact atttgtcaat taaatttaag ataaataaga attttaaaac 106380 atgaattatt gaatggctaa gtgttagtac agtatatgta cttcattagc atatagtatg 106440 gaacaggata acttgggtgc caaggtcaga agttaatctg ggaatgagaa atattcctgc 106500 agtatggccc cacctattgc agtaacagct accaagctgt gagttgtaag taagtattca 106560 ctgctgacca gtgaatctcc tgccctttca ctttccagac gcccttgcac ttggcagtga 106620 tcactaagca ggaagatgtg gtggaggatt tgctgagggc tggggccgac ctgagccttc 106680 tggaccgctt gggtaactct gttttgcacc tagctgccaa agaaggacat gataaagttc 106740 tcagtatctt actcaagcac aaaaaggcag cactacttct tgaccacccc aacggggacg 106800 gtaagagaca atcacacatc attggtgtaa ctttctccac cttctaaata tctactaggt 106860 atttgataaa cgtgtgttat ttgatttgca cccaaaagtg ctttccttag tcacctggag 106920 ttcatcatct cttttgggca tttctgttgc tcaccaaagc taattttttt aaagatgatt 106980 tggaatagtt agtaggagga gaaagcagag gcctgagtaa agattcatct tgaagtacac 107040 aaagcgtcgt ttattcagag aatgtttatt tatgttcatg tctcctgaga acataatagg 107100 agactgtggg tcttcaaagc agaacaatag acttatagta tctttactgt ccctccccat 107160 gattcagttt ttgccatttc cttcagcttc acaagggcca tcttgtgagt tagccatccc 107220 atcctgtgac tgtccctttg cttggactct aggtctgaat gccattcatc tagccatgat 107280 gagcaatagc ctgccatgtt tgctgctgct ggtggccgct ggggctgacg tcaatgctca 107340 ggagcagaag tccgggcgca cagcactgca cctggctgtg gagcacgaca acatctcatt 107400 ggcaggctgc ctgctcctgg aggtgaaggg cacacttatt tgcttttgca ttaaatttct 107460 gagggagatt taaggaaatc ttttcaaaga aggaagtcag tagctgctgt tctcccttac 107520 aatcagctct atttgtttaa catttatgga gggcttcaga gtaccacctt tagacattcc 107580 cccaaccccc ttgcttggca tctctaactg gggatttctt caatgacaga gccagcccaa 107640 agtagcaatt gggctagtaa taggacccaa ggagccatgc acactgggag gtggggacaa 107700 aagggcaaaa gaaccttcca ctaacgcttt cttgtgtggg ctggattgta gggtgatgcc 107760 catgtggaca gtactaccta cgatggaacc acacccctgc atatagcagc tgggagaggg 107820 tccaccaggc tggcagctct tctcaaagca gcaggtaaga tggtgatctg gcggtcatta 107880 atgaaaaatg ttaccaggaa tgcaaaccca acttcaatag agcagtcatg ttgccttctt 107940 taagccacag acctactgct gaaaaacaag ggtaaataaa aattatatgg caaatcacat 108000 tttatctgcc ataaggcact gtttggacta gtaatcttgg gctttaccct gatagtcatt 108060 ttagttttta ctttctgatt catctgtttg tttggggttt gattgtttag attgactccc 108120 atgacaaagg gtcttttcaa agtagagttt gattccttat agaattctga gtggtattag 108180 tctcagatca tatcagaagg ccccagaaga aaaagattat tggtataaga aatcatttaa 108240 agacttcatt ttgaaagaaa tatctcttag aaattgaagt gtaggaaaaa gaaaatgggc 108300 catgtattaa gacccattat gtggaaggca ctaaaaatgg ctagcactta ttgacctttc 108360 tgtgtaccag gcactgtgat atgcacttta tgtgcacagt ctcatttaat gcccaatcac 108420 cccttgtgac aaataccatt attccccatc ttagagtcaa ggaaacagac tagagagact 108480 accagatccc acttcagggt tccagtaagt gacagagcta tgaatcacac ttcggcagtg 108540 tgaacttcaa gactttattc tctgtactat gtttctctct cctattttgc tcataggttt 108600 gcagatgtta ttccatttaa ttctctagtc ctgtgaagta tagaaaatta tccatgctga 108660 tctttgaatc tccagtgcct tgcatattta gaacctcaaa atatgtgtaa tgaaattggc 108720 atctgaagcc tgccctgaca tatctgatat actttagagg cttttttttt ttttaactta 108780 aaaggtaaat gcttcataaa ttcaagaaaa caaagcaaaa gacataggaa ctttttcttt 108840 gggacaccat atttttcttt tctcttttgt taaatagaac tttttcttga acaagaaact 108900 ctgattgcag tgggtattaa tagttttaga agacactgat taattaaatg ccttccaaca 108960 agaagctata accagccaga cgtgatggct cacacctgta aactcagcac tttgagaggc 109020 tgaggtggga gggtcacttg cactaggagt gtgagaccaa ccaggttaac attgtaagac 109080 ctcatctcca ttaaaaaatt taaaaagtag ccaggcatgg tggcatgcgc ctatagtcgc 109140 agctagtttg gaggccgagg tagaagtatc acttgagcct gtgagttcaa gggtgcagtg 109200 agctacagtt tcaccactgc actccagcct gagctataga ataagaataa gaccctgtct 109260 caaaaaaaaa aaagaaaaag aaagaaacta taaccctttt aaaaatgctt tatattgaat 109320 tctcagaatc ccatgaaagg aaaagcaagt aacagtttct ctgatatata aatgaagaaa 109380 ctcagatgaa aaaccaagtc ctaatcttaa tgtcgtggaa aaggtcagtt aagtccgagt 109440 gtggtggctc acacctgtaa tcccagcact ttgggaggcc agggtgggtg gatcacctga 109500 gactggcagt tcgagactca cctggccaac atgacgaaac cccatctcta ctaaaaatac 109560 aaaacttagc tgggcgtggt ggcatgcatc tgtaatccca gctactcaga aggctaagga 109620 aggagaataa cttgagccct ggaggctgag gttgcagtga gctgagactg cgccattgca 109680 ctccagcctg ggcaacagag caagactcca tctcaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaagcg 109740 tcagttaaga gatagctcat ccctccacac tttggtcctg taaattgttc atcttaattt 109800 ctccatggat tacatttatt gcctcataga tcaggccaga actgggagaa taaaatcaag 109860 aaacagcatg aagatccttc tttgtttccc attaagtact cctctattat tgatattgac 109920 ccatctgatg ttctcccagc aagataaaaa caagttcctc cctcaaaaat ggcatcatta 109980 gacatcaagc taaacactca taaaaatcat ctaagcctct gagaagtaac tctagctcta 110040 gtctttgagt tactttgatg ttttgtttat ttgtttgttg tttttgtttt tgctggatgc 110100 taaagagcag actacatttc ccaaaatatt tcaataatta tacatcctag taggtttgtt 110160 tatttaaaga tcagaaccct ggcattgctg tacccagcaa tgaaactggc catgctgtca 110220 ctagacatca agcatctttg ctcttttgag tgtccaagaa aaggggctga gaaatacaca 110280 ttgtcatgca taaatttgaa cagttaggac cctaatcctg agggtgcacc ctagtggctg 110340 taatcatgct gtccatcagc cctaagatta aagatgcact attcagttga gaaatatcct 110400 gtagagttaa atgtgaaaga gtatttgaag tctttttttc ttcaatagta tctttggcta 110460 tttcaggtgt cataagacac tttaacaatc aaagtaaatt acaattttaa aataatttct 110520 ctggatattc cagtagaaat gttttatgat ttaaaaatta tccaggagat tgcctcaagc 110580 tgctacattg ctttgccttt gggaatctga cctttgcagg cagttggaag ttgacaagat 110640 ctgggtttac ctaatgctgt gtaatctaac ttcgcaggag cagatcccct ggtggagaac 110700 tttgagcctc tctatgacct ggatgactct tgggaaaatg caggagagga tgaaggagtt 110760 gtgcctggaa ccacgcctct agatatggcc accagctggc aggtgagtgc cgctccatct 110820 gtctgatggc tgcccctgag ggagtcagag gttcaggaat gtaagaacag atggtcttcc 110880 tggtgcttta ttccccaaag aacatgcctt ttatttttaa gaaagtctgt ttgtcagaga 110940 ccatttttat cttgaaaaac cctatccatg aaagatctag gtcagctgag ttctgagtac 111000 gaaagtgtat gcctaatcag atcagagttg agatgtgaga aaaggttaga agaaaaacac 111060 aaaattcaca taaaagttac ccattccaaa ttcacaccat aattgtgacc atctcaattt 111120 ctgaagctag gataaatgtt actgtttgct taggacttag gtaagtgatt tcaggatgta 111180 aaaataaact aagaattctt cttagaattt caataaatat aaacagagta aatagattta 111240 aagccttcct caaaactcca cagggctgag atctgaaggt ataaagcagt tactaggtca 111300 tttggcccca ggaagaaaag ccagagggag gaggtgggca gcatgcaaga tctccaacat 111360 gacaagatca gttcttctag agacgagagc tgctccactt ctaaaactgc tcatgtgcct 111420 cccacagcct gtatgtgtcc agctcactga cgttagcatg gttctccctt tatgttagca 111480 cctcatttcc ccagaaggcc ttgccacaga acacaaaaag atgatgcact cagtgacccc 111540 acgctctcct tacccaggtc agccagcaac agagtgactg cagagaacac cacaaatgcc 111600 tcggcagcta cagaataatt tttcttttag cctaagacaa ttctggaccc tcagttaaaa 111660 tgtcagtatt gccagagggt taacaccaag ccttgtgaac atctagacat ctcaatttga 111720 gcaagtttat acaattcatt ctcataagct tgttcctatg gaagaaggga gacagcttca 111780 cagctctgag taagctcttc actagcctta ggtctctgag caggagatga ttgacatggt 111840 ggcctggact gcctgttcct tccaaaaggc tatagctctg actctctgca gtttggttgg 111900 gtattctgac ccagctcaga gtttgtgcaa agcactattt cccagtacca gagcccctac 111960 agctgttctt cccccaaagg gtaccatatt cttggagggt ggtcctgatt cctcttgcca 112020 ttcctccatc attagggtac caggccctcc taaggaggac atgctgagtt gtttattata 112080 aagaaacaga ctgccctagt ggtcccttcg atgtataacg atttctggtg tttttctttc 112140 caacaggtat ttgacatatt aaatgggaaa ccatatgagc cagagtttac atctgatgat 112200 ttactagcac aaggtgggtt gtgataaaac cagattctct taaccattat tatctccaca 112260 ctgtcattta aagggaggaa ccagcattat ccagggtcta ctgttaaaag ttcttatttc 112320 agaaccaaaa gatgctggag gtagataagg agaatatcca gttttaatct actgtaaatg 112380 tatactgcct tctactcagc tgggctttga ccttcaagta gagtagcttg gttggttcca 112440 ctgggagttg gacagcaagc caggcagcaa tgatcagtcc ctccagagtg tctatggcat 112500 gttagaacaa gtgtgttcct tcttcatttc cttcaggaga catgaaacag ctggctgaag 112560 atgtgaagct gcagctgtat aagttactag aaattcctga tccagacaaa aactgggcta 112620 ctctggcgca gaaattaggt ctggggatac ttaataatgc cttccggctg agtcctgctc 112680 cttccaaaac acttatggac aactatgagg taacacctta ccttacagat ttagcaattt 112740 tcatttgact ttactctgtt aacatctctg gccagggcat aatctccttc ccttttcctt 112800 aactctgaag aagaaaacca gtcattgccc aaggcctggg agggtgaccc aggccaagtt 112860 ggcagcccat cttcctgaga atgctgtttt cagatacctt cagattttcc ccgttttcaa 112920 atacctggag acttcctgtg aaaatgctac gtagagggtc aggattttca cagaacttta 112980 acggccctga gcaaacaatc gactgtaatc aacgtgtagc ttcctgtccc caagaacaca 113040 ccttacccca tggcagggca ttgagtcatg ttctgtgagg tgactcctag tggagccatt 113100 acccggggat tttttttttt catttctaaa aataaaatgt agaaaagcat ggggtgaagt 113160 tttctgttga aaatttcatg gttagctttt gtttctgcat ggatttcaga gcttcagctt 113220 acagagggag actgtgtaga cgtcactgta ggcagagttt cactgcctca gcgcttctct 113280 cgctgtctct ctctctgctt actacaaacc acttctctgt gatttcctga gtggtctttg 113340 agccgaaaca ggaaacttga ttcgaagact gtattttctt agtcgctctt ctctgccctt 113400 tccatttcct cctggctcct gagtggagga ggcagcatgg aagagggaag ggtgggctgt 113460 cagtgcttac agcctgcact gggactcgaa cacaagaaca tgctcctcct tcctttcttt 113520 ctcacaggtc tctgggggta cagtcagaga gctggtggag gccctgagac aaatgggcta 113580 caccgaagca attgaagtga tccaggcagc ctccagccca gtgaagacca cctctcaggc 113640 ccactcgctg cctctctcgc ctgcctccac aaggcagcaa ataggtaaaa aaaaagacaa 113700 aagacagtgg agatattttc cagctccccc aggctggtgt cttcagctct ttttggatat 113760 ggtgtggcag ttttctttct cgttttctgg atacacttcc ctgtgtgtct ctctaccccc 113820 tgggctcacc ctctgcctct cttgatagta ccattcagat gagggggtcg tacccttgga 113880 aaatcacatt gacacatgaa ctacttagta aacactaaat aatacaataa atactaaaaa 113940 caacatgatg tgggtgatta aatttaacac atgagagaaa taatatttac cttaaagaga 114000 gaaccatctc cttcttcctt tgcctcctct ctcaagctta tgacactgac cttgtccccc 114060 accatatatg ggactacgtg tcatgccacc aaaagtctcg caaccatatg aaatggactc 114120 tcaacccagc ccagtaatcc tatatttcct acaattttat tctcccactc tgtaaatgat 114180 gattccatgc tttctatttc taaaccccca acactccttc cctcccctta ctcatgcaac 114240 acccttgctt cacactctgt tgaaaacaga agaaaccaga accctctcac ctttgcacca 114300 agtgccagcc cacctgtgcc tgtgcccaca ttggcagcct tccatccgga cttggtgggt 114360 taaatttctt tgcccagctg aggagccacc tctcccctga gtctaacccc ctcaccttta 114420 ctaggttgtt gttcctgtta attcttacct ctctctcctg tactagccgt tcctcctccc 114480 cactctccga ctaggtcacc tagcaagcat ttcatgattt cctcatcttt aaaaacaaaa 114540 cacaccgaaa caatcaccct cttgatccca catcccattt agctacagtc caattgctct 114600 attcccatac atagcagagc tccttcaaag aattttttag agttattctt tccagcttgc 114660 caccttccac cctctgcttg gcctcctgca gttgggatcg catccccacc gctccaccag 114720 gcctgctgtc ctcacagtga ccggtcacct ccacattgcc agatctggtc acctcctttt 114780 caccttgacc acttgcagag tgtgtcatgg ttgacgccta ccttcaactt cagaccgtct 114840 ccattcctgg ctcctccaca gcacactccc ctggctggct cttctacact caccttttaa 114900 agtcacagcc ctccagggtc agtcctaaac cctccctgct tggtacctca cccaagccca 114960 atactggcta catctgtcag aagcgctgcc atcttccagg agattaagac aaaacccaag 115020 aattcctcag gagtcctttc tgccactaat cacttcgtat gcgacgcatc gagtgtcatc 115080 ctgtctgcaa ccaccgcccc aggccagcct gccgtcattt cctgcccaaa ttcttgcacg 115140 gctcctactc agtccccttg tttccttcct gtccacctcc cttcagtcca ttctctgccc 115200 aacagacggt atgattcttc taaaaaatca gtgacattgt attaattctg ggttatgccc 115260 ttcagttcat tcagtcattc attcagcaaa tcctgatcca gcatacactg tgtgcctagc 115320 agtgttcgag gttttaaaga taaaactgtg tccctgcttt actcgtttgc tttcttaaac 115380 attgctgtgg aagctcttcc tccacactgc gcctccattc ccaagtgttt tctctgctcc 115440 cctggctcac tagtctgacc aaccttttga ctgtttcttc ccattccctg gaaagctctt 115500 aattggctgg ctctttcttg ccactcagtt tcagcaccca tctcaccctg ccagggggcc 115560 ttcccagggg agcaagggca gacgtcattg tccgcacttg agaaaggaat aatgtatccg 115620 ccggaaaaca acccagatct cctgagtcac agcccagtgc tccttctgca cagatattaa 115680 aaaagaaaaa aagcaaatac ttaacatttt tttaaaaagt aaatacctaa gcattaagcc 115740 cttaatttgt agttattttt aggatatcgc atagtttgta acccataata gacaccaaat 115800 aaagattggt tgattaaaca aatcagtcaa taccaaaatg atagtcgtgc cactggcatt 115860 aaagtcttaa tattctaata ttggaatttg gtacataaga agatagcatt ttgattagtg 115920 tatgttagac ttctgtttcc ttcctcactg tataggaaat aatttgtctt ggtcatatcc 115980 ctaaggacac ttataaacaa agggaattca acctgatttt ccagtataga ctcattttca 116040 ccaaaatcat tttactttta ttgctaccaa aaatgttttc aaggcaatgt atgctgtaat 116100 agcatatgag gcccagagag agatctcatt tttagttctt gcttctgtca ccaatttatt 116160 ttgctgaggt tcagcagttt ccccagctat gaaatagata atacagtggt tggaaaacta 116220 cacttgattt ctaagggaaa aaaaggtcca ctgtgagtca agagaattca gaaaggattc 116280 tcataaacac aagactagat tgcaggaaga tgtgaaagca tttggctaat tctgacattt 116340 ggctaataac atcctcacag tatgtcccaa gtatcttctg cccttcccac cacggtgagc 116400 agtcatgaca gtgagggtgg cataggtggg atgtgtggct ggcagaagcc agtgggcaag 116460 agttgtccac agaatagtcc atgagctttt tagagcccgg ccattccccc agtgaatttg 116520 tgctttctcc cctcagacga gctccgagac agtgacagtg tctgcgacag cggcgtggag 116580 acatccttcc gcaaactcag ctttaccgag tctctgacca gtggtgcctc actgctaact 116640 ctcaacaaaa tgccccatga ttatgggcag gaaggacctc tagaaggcaa aatttagcct 116700 gctgacaatt tcccacaccg tgtaaaccaa agccctaaaa ttccactgcg ttgtccacaa 116760 gacagaagct gaagtgcatc caaaggtgct cagagagccg gcccgcctga atcattctcg 116820 atttaactcg agaccttttc aacttggctt cctttcttgg ttcataaatg aattttagtt 116880 tggttcactt acagatagta tctagcaatc acaacactgg ctgagcggat gcatctgggg 116940 atgaggttgc ttactaagct ttgccagctg ctgctggatc acagctgctt tctgttgtca 117000 ttgctgttgt ccctctgcta cgttcctatt gtcattaaag gtatcacggt cgccacctgg 117060 cattccttct gaccacagca tcattttgca ttcaaattaa gggttaagaa aagagatatt 117120 ttaaaatgag agtcacttga tgtgccattt taaaaaaaaa ggcatattgc tttttctaat 117180 gtggttattt ctctgatttg caaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa atacttgtca atatttaaac 117240 atggttacaa tcattgctga aaatggtatt ttcccccttt tctgcatttt gctattgtaa 117300 atatgttttt tagatcaaat actttaaagg aaaaaatgtt ggatttataa atgctatttt 117360 ttattttact tttataataa aaggaaaagc aaattgatga cctcaccttg tttgatctgt 117420 gcaaatactt ttctaagatg cttccttata atcatgggat cattccgtat agcctggtta 117480 tcacattcac attgcctatt agagtcaatt ttttaatcta gaaatgaaca aataattatc 117540 aaaaggaaag tgttttaacc taagatgaaa gctttggatt tgcctaatcc ttacccagct 117600 catcttattt agattgtgcc acctcacttt cctccatctc atgcaatgct acacctcttc 117660 aatgtcttct ccacacctct gtgataaagt attaagattt ccatatacca gagggccctg 117720 gactaggagc cttccagcat gaagctttgc tgaacaacag gtgctggaga ggatgtggag 117780 aaacaggaac acttttacac tgttggtggg actgtaaact agttcaacca ttgtggaagt 117840 cagtgtggcg attcctcagg gatctagaac tggaaatacc atttgaccca gccatcccat 117900 tactgggtat atacccaaag gactataaat catgctgcta taaagacaca tgcacacgta 117960 tgtttattgc ggcattattc acaatagcaa agacttggaa ccaacccaaa tgtccaacaa 118020 tgatagactg gattaagaaa atgtggcaca tatacaccat ggaatgctat gcagccataa 118080 aaaatgatga gttcatgtcc tttgtaggga catggatgaa attggaaatc attctcagta 118140 aactatcgca agaacaaaaa accaaacacc gcatattctc actcataggt gggaattgaa 118200 caatgagctc acatggacac aggaagggga atatcacact ctggggactg ttgtggggtg 118260 gggggggagg ggggagggat agcatcggga gatataccta atgctagatg acgagttggt 118320 gggtgcagcg caccagcata gcacatgtat acgtatgtaa ctaacctgca caatgtgcac 118380 atgtacccta aaacttaaag tataataaaa aaaaaagttg ggaatatgga agaggaaaaa 118440 aaatcagttt ttgagcgagg tactattgtc gacattgtga tgcacaacca ggattcccct 118500 ttgacaaagg actattct 118518 12 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 12 ttgtcatcac ttttgtcaca 20 13 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 13 tactttggag ttttgaagac 20 14 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 14 ccaagagtcc aggattatag 20 15 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 15 aaataggcaa ggtcagggtg 20 16 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 16 ccagcagtta cagtgcagat 20 17 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 17 cagccagctg tttcatgtct 20 18 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 18 ggaattttag ggctttggtt 20 19 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 19 cagtggaatt ttagggcttt 20 20 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 20 ttgcatacgt tagagtgacc 20 21 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 21 cattagattt agtagttcca 20 22 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 22 gcatccgctc agccagtgtt 20 23 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 23 aagtgttttg gaaggagcag 20 24 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 24 ataacggaaa cgaaatcctc 20 25 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 25 ttcctccgaa gctggacaaa 20 26 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 26 ctctcctgca ttttcccaag 20 27 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 27 gaagccaagt tgaaaaggtc 20 28 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 28 tcagccggaa ggcattatta 20 29 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 29 ttatacacgc ctctgtcatt 20 30 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 30 attattaagt atccccagac 20 31 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 31 ttctagtaac ttatacagct 20 32 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 32 catctccttg gtctgctgca 20 33 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 33 atccatagtg tgggaagcta 20 34 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 34 catagccttc tctagaaaga 20 35 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 35 gtaacttata cagctgcagc 20 36 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 36 tcggtaaagc tgagtttgcg 20 37 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 37 tctctgactg tacccccaga 20 38 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 38 tggaggctgc ctggatcact 20 39 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 39 tgcaaatagg caaggtcagg 20 40 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 40 tccagtcaca catccagctg 20 41 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 41 ataccacggg ttccaggcgc 20 42 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 42 gtgatccagc agcagctggc 20 43 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 43 ttgtctcagg gcctccacca 20 44 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 44 cttcacatac ataacggaaa 20 45 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 45 acaattttca agttggatgc 20 46 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 46 tctggtacag atcatttctc 20 47 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 47 tgtgcgcccg gacttctgct 20 48 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 48 ggcagctagg tgcaaaacag 20 49 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 49 cattctgaag ccgggtggcg 20 50 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 50 tcttctgcca ttctgaagcc 20 51 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 51 taaatattgt atgagtcaaa 20 52 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 52 tatgggccat ctgttggcag 20 53 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 53 accaactgaa caataacctt 20 54 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 54 tttctttgtc acatgaagta 20 55 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 55 ccacgctgag gtccatctcc 20 56 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 56 aagacaatgg caaattgtct 20 57 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 57 cactagtttc caagtcagat 20 58 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 58 gaaaaattgg gcatgagctt 20 59 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 59 tccatggttc catgcttcat 20 60 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 60 gctgggctcc tgatcttgct 20 61 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 61 tgtgacttct agtagatccc 20 62 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 62 gggcatcacc ctccaggagc 20 63 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 63 gaggctcaaa gttctccacc 20 64 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 64 tctagaggcg tggttccagg 20 65 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 65 ccagtttttg tctggatcag 20 66 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 66 gtcgcagaca ctgtcactgt 20 67 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 67 ttgcggaagg atgtctccac 20 68 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 68 gtcagcaggc taaattttgc 20 69 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 69 cgagttaaat cgagaatgat 20 70 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 70 gcaaagctgc cactcaatat 20 71 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 71 aaagtggtgt tcccaggcaa 20 72 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 72 ccacagcttg aaagaaagag 20 73 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 73 aatcacttac ttgtctatga 20 74 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 74 actgacttac ctttgatttc 20 75 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 75 atgggtaagt atttctccag 20 76 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 76 cattacttac catgcttcat 20 77 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 77 ccccagagac ctgtgagaaa 20 78 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 78 atgccaggtg gcgaccgtga 20 79 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 79 tgctgtggtc agaaggaatg 20 80 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 80 tttgaatgca aaatgatgct 20 81 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 81 tttaaaatgg cacatcaagt 20 82 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 82 aaccatgttt aaatattgac 20 83 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Antisense Oligonucleotide 83 aacaaggtga ggtcatcaat 20 84 20 DNA H. sapiens 84 tgtgacaaaa gtgatgacaa 20 85 20 DNA H. sapiens 85 gtcttcaaaa ctccaaagta 20 86 20 DNA H. sapiens 86 caccctgacc ttgcctattt 20 87 20 DNA H. sapiens 87 atctgcactg taactgctgg 20 88 20 DNA H. sapiens 88 agacatgaaa cagctggctg 20 89 20 DNA H. sapiens 89 aaagccctaa aattccactg 20 90 20 DNA H. sapiens 90 ggtcactcta acgtatgcaa 20 91 20 DNA H. sapiens 91 tggaactact aaatctaatg 20 92 20 DNA H. sapiens 92 aacactggct gagcggatgc 20 93 20 DNA H. sapiens 93 ctgctccttc caaaacactt 20 94 20 DNA H. sapiens 94 gaggatttcg tttccgttat 20 95 20 DNA H. sapiens 95 tttgtccagc ttcggaggaa 20 96 20 DNA H. sapiens 96 gaccttttca acttggcttc 20 97 20 DNA H. sapiens 97 aatgacagag gcgtgtataa 20 98 20 DNA H. sapiens 98 agctgtataa gttactagaa 20 99 20 DNA H. sapiens 99 tgcagcagac caaggagatg 20 100 20 DNA H. sapiens 100 tagcttccca cactatggat 20 101 20 DNA H. sapiens 101 tctttctaga gaaggctatg 20 102 20 DNA H. sapiens 102 gctgcagctg tataagttac 20 103 20 DNA H. sapiens 103 cgcaaactca gctttaccga 20 104 20 DNA H. sapiens 104 tctgggggta cagtcagaga 20 105 20 DNA H. sapiens 105 agtgatccag gcagcctcca 20 106 20 DNA H. sapiens 106 cctgaccttg cctatttgca 20 107 20 DNA H. sapiens 107 gcgcctggaa cccgtggtat 20 108 20 DNA H. sapiens 108 gccagctgct gctggatcac 20 109 20 DNA H. sapiens 109 tttccgttat gtatgtgaag 20 110 20 DNA H. sapiens 110 gcatccaact tgaaaattgt 20 111 20 DNA H. sapiens 111 gagaaatgat ctgtaccaga 20 112 20 DNA H. sapiens 112 agcagaagtc cgggcgcaca 20 113 20 DNA H. sapiens 113 ctgttttgca cctagctgcc 20 114 20 DNA H. sapiens 114 cgccacccgg cttcagaatg 20 115 20 DNA H. sapiens 115 ggcttcagaa tggcagaaga 20 116 20 DNA H. sapiens 116 tttgactcat acaatattta 20 117 20 DNA H. sapiens 117 ctgccaacag atggcccata 20 118 20 DNA H. sapiens 118 aaggttattg ttcagttggt 20 119 20 DNA H. sapiens 119 tacttcatgt gacaaagaaa 20 120 20 DNA H. sapiens 120 ggagatggac ctcagcgtgg 20 121 20 DNA H. sapiens 121 agacaatttg ccattgtctt 20 122 20 DNA H. sapiens 122 atctgacttg gaaactagtg 20 123 20 DNA H. sapiens 123 aagctcatgc ccaatttttc 20 124 20 DNA H. sapiens 124 atgaagcatg gaaccatgga 20 125 20 DNA H. sapiens 125 agcaagatca ggagcccagc 20 126 20 DNA H. sapiens 126 gggatctact agaagtcaca 20 127 20 DNA H. sapiens 127 ggtggagaac tttgagcctc 20 128 20 DNA H. sapiens 128 cctggaacca cgcctctaga 20 129 20 DNA H. sapiens 129 ctgatccaga caaaaactgg 20 130 20 DNA H. sapiens 130 gtggagacat ccttccgcaa 20 131 20 DNA H. sapiens 131 gcaaaattta gcctgctgac 20 132 20 DNA H. sapiens 132 atcattctcg atttaactcg 20 133 20 DNA H. sapiens 133 atattgagtg gcagctttgc 20 134 20 DNA H. sapiens 134 ctctttcttt caagctgtgg 20 135 20 DNA H. sapiens 135 tcatagacaa gtaagtgatt 20 136 20 DNA H. sapiens 136 gaaatcaaag gtaagtcagt 20 137 20 DNA H. sapiens 137 ctggagaaat acttacccat 20 138 20 DNA H. sapiens 138 atgaagcatg gtaagtaatg 20 139 20 DNA H. sapiens 139 tttctcacag gtctctgggg 20 140 20 DNA H. sapiens 140 tcacggtcgc cacctggcat 20 141 20 DNA H. sapiens 141 cattccttct gaccacagca 20 142 20 DNA H. sapiens 142 acttgatgtg ccattttaaa 20 143 20 DNA H. sapiens 143 attgatgacc tcaccttgtt 20 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound 8 to 80 nucleobases in length targeted to a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit, wherein said compound specifically hybridizes with said nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit and inhibits the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit.
 2. The compound of claim 1 which is an antisense oligonucleotide.
 3. The compound of claim 2 wherein the antisense oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified internucleoside linkage.
 4. The compound of claim 3 wherein the modified internucleoside linkage is a phosphorothioate linkage.
 5. The compound of claim 2 wherein the antisense oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified sugar moiety.
 6. The compound of claim 5 wherein the modified sugar moiety is a 2′-O-methoxyethyl sugar moiety.
 7. The compound of claim 2 wherein the antisense oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified nucleobase.
 8. The compound of claim 7 wherein the modified nucleobase is a 5-methylcytosine.
 9. The compound of claim 2 wherein the antisense oligonucleotide is a chimeric oligonucleotide.
 10. A compound 8 to 80 nucleobases in length which specifically hybridizes with at least an 8-nucleobase portion of a preferred target region on a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit.
 11. A composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
 12. The composition of claim 11 further comprising a colloidal dispersion system.
 13. The composition of claim 11 wherein the compound is an antisense oligonucleotide.
 14. A method of inhibiting the expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit in cells or tissues comprising contacting said cells or tissues with the compound of claim 1 so that expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit is inhibited.
 15. A method of treating an animal having a disease or condition associated with NF-kappa-B p50 subunit comprising administering to said animal a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the compound of claim 1 so that expression of NF-kappa-B p50 subunit is inhibited.
 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the disease or condition is a hyperproliferative disorder.
 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the hyperproliferative disorder is cancer.
 18. The method of claim 15 wherein the disease or condition involves an immune or inflammatory response.
 19. The method of claim 15 wherein the disease or condition is a neurodegenerative disorder.
 20. A method of screening for an antisense compound, the method comprising the steps of: a. contacting a preferred target region of a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit with one or more candidate antisense compounds, said candidate antisense compounds comprising at least an 8-nucleobase portion which is complementary to said preferred target region, and b. selecting for one or more candidate antisense compounds which inhibit the expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding NF-kappa-B p50 subunit. 